SUEZ recognised across 10 categories in National Recycling Awards

The Awards celebrate the UK’s most innovative and impactful recycling, waste and resource management projects across categories covering themes from innovation projects and campaigns through to social value partnerships and partnerships driving positive change in the sector.

The categories SUEZ have been shortlisted in are:

1. Excellence in Employee Training and Skills Development – for its heart smart and CPR training, resulting in colleagues being celebrated for their life saving efforts.
2. Team of the Year – for the Notting Hill carnival clean-up crew who exemplify teamwork in their outstanding service following one of Europe’s largest cultural events.
3. The NRAs' One to watch – for Claire Williams whose work has established the Renew Hub as an exemplar for the UK circular economy.
4. Campaign of the Year – Health and Safety or Education Outreach – for the "We Refuse Abuse" campaign designed to tackle the rise in incidents of abuse towards front-line staff.
5. Campaign of the Year – Health and Safety or Education Outreach – for a food waste campaign in partnership with Somerset Council which increased food waste recycling by 7.3%, generating cost savings of more than £60,000 for the council.
6. Partnership Excellence: Public/Private sector – for the joint work with Dennis Eagle in delivering recycling education to schools and residents on behalf of local authorities.
7. Digital Innovation – Public Engagement Tool or Supply Chain Impact – for the Southend Resident Waste App developed in partnership with Southend-on-Sea City Council and Cloud 9 Technologies.
8. Food waste initiative – for a food waste campaign in partnership with Somerset Council which increased food waste recycling by 7.3%, generating cost savings of more than £60,000 for the council.
9. Local Authority Success – Simpler Recycling Adaptation or Service Sustainability – for our collections, street cleansing and ground maintenance contract with Milton Keynes City Council who achieved the status of number 1 city for recycling in England in 2026.
10. Social Value Award – Education, Training and Skills Development – for the Upcycle Your Skills training done in partnership with CXK and the Mid Kent and Surrey councils.
11. Social Value Award – Circular or Environmental Impact – for the upcycling and volunteer programme at the Renew Hub in partnership with Patch Perfect Academy.

The winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on 01 December 2026.