Waste reduction awards
Environment Minister Alex Attwood has recognised the efforts made to reduce waste by presenting awards to the Northern Ireland winners of the European Week for Waste Reduction (EWWR).
The Minister presented awards to six organisations in recognition of their innovation, good communication, and the potential for their waste reduction activities to be replicated on a much wider scale, with the ultimate aim of reducing overall waste.
The six winners included “Incredible Edible” from Cloughmills, Cross and Passion College in Ballycastle and Unicycle for their school uniform reuse project. A special “Jury’s Favourite” award went to Graham Construction for their week of waste reduction projects.
Funded by the Department of the Environment’s Rethink Waste campaign, the winners received a trophy made from scrap metal including cuff links and horse shoes, which was designed and made by Portadown artist Martin Medlow.
The Minister said: “This is the first year that my Department has been involved in supporting the initiative and I’m delighted that so many organisations, groups and individuals not only took part, but also came up with such innovative and creative ideas for reducing waste.”
For more information visit http://www.rethinkwasteni.org/ewwr.
