Frequently Asked Questions

Recognising individuals who have gone above and beyond to champion waste reduction and recycling in their workplace or community.

Question

Please provide the name, role, organisation and contact information of your nominee Waste Warrior. 

In up to 500 words, please describe: 

The individual’s contribution, actions, and measurable impact on sustainability. Please include an supporting data, photos, or testimonials. 

Recognising SME tenants within multioccupancy buildings with exceptional recycling and waste reduction results driven by staff engagement and behaviour change. 

Question

In up to 750 words, please briefly describe your organisation and/or the organisation you are submitting for, and its approach to recycling, waste reduction and staff engagement. Please include details about: 

• What key sustainability challenges have been addressed as a tenant, and what goals were set? 
• How have recycling rates improved and how much waste has been reduced. 
• How have staff been educated and engaged to use resources more efficiently.  
• Details of your: Recycling rate (%) and YoY improvement (%), Number of active waste streams, waste volume (kg per FTE) if available, posters and signage use, and events or other engagement activities .  

Recognising organisations that have reduced waste, championed sustainable procurement, and implemented innovative circular economy solutions. 

Categories:

Procurement only – Organisations that demonstrate strong sustainable procurement practices driving the circular economy. This includes purchasing recycled or circular goods, embedding sustainability into procurement decisions, and finding inventive ways to apply circular economy principles in purchasing processes.

Waste and procurement – Organisations that integrate both waste reduction and circular procurement strategies to minimise resource use, promote reuse, and create a more circular operational model.

Procurement Only Question:

In up to 750 words, please describe your organisation and its approach to sustainable procurement and circular purchasing practices. Please include details about: 

• How your organisation’s procurement strategy supports the circular economy and reduces environmental impact. 

• The specific procurement challenges your organisation faced (e.g. supplier availability, cost barriers, internal engagement) and the goals you set to address them. 

• Examples of how your organisation has prioritised recycled, refurbished, reused, or remanufactured products, and ethical, sustainable sourcing in procurement decisions. 

• How you have worked with suppliers and stakeholders to embed sustainability and circular principles into purchasing frameworks or contracts. 

• Details of your measurable outcomes, such as the percentage of sustainable purchases, number of circular suppliers onboarded, or reductions in virgin material use through procurement decisions. 

Access to supporting documents and data can be found on your MyRecorra account. 

Waste and Procurement Question:

In up to 750 words, please describe your organisation and its approach to waste prevention, resource efficiency, and sustainable procurement. Please include details about: 

• The waste-related challenges your organisation faced and the goals you set to reduce waste and increase resource efficiency. 

• How you integrate waste reduction and circular economy principles within your operations and procurement processes. 

• Examples of your reuse, repair, refill, recycling, or circular initiatives, such as using recycled/circular products (e.g. circular office supplies, compost), charity donation partnerships (e.g. Plan Zheroes), or impactful reuse projects in the workplace. 

• How your procurement decisions have supported waste minimisation (e.g. buying closed-loop products, choosing suppliers with take-back schemes, reducing single-use materials). 

• Details of your performance data, such as: 

• Number of new waste streams implemented in the past 12 months 

• % or kg reduction in total waste produced 

• % of spend on sustainable or circular goods and services 

Access to supporting documents and data can be found on your MyRecorra account. 

Recognising organisations that have achieved measurable carbon reductions through waste management, sustainable procurement, and low-carbon initiatives in 2025. 

Question

In up to 750 words, please briefly describe your organisation and its approach to carbon reduction. Please include details about:  

• What were your main carbon-related challenges, and what targets did you set to reduce emissions?  
• What actions have you taken (e.g. introduction of new recycling streams, adopting low carbon technologies, education activities)? 
• What are your future plans to continue tackling carbon emissions for your business? 
• Details of your: percentage reduction in carbon emissions, percentage reduction in general waste, changes in material production (e.g., switching from general waste to recycling) and adoption of low-carbon technologies or services.   

Access to supporting documents and data can be found on your MyRecorra account. 

Recognising organisations excelling at recycling through high volumes, high rates, low contamination, and a broad range of streams. 

Categories

Hospitality / Retail – any hospitality, food & beverage, or retail

Corporate – any offices, commercial spaces

Miscellaneous – any other businesses

SME – small business with less than 250 employees or with an annual turnover of less than £44 million

Question

In up to 750 words, please describe your organisation and its approach to recycling. Please include details about: 

• What targets did you set, and what barriers have you faced in improving recycling performance. 
• Describe how you have increased recycling volumes, improved rates, and reduced contamination (i.e. any initiatives, engagement activities, introducing signage ect.) 
• Details of your: Total volume of materials recycled (kg), Recycling rate (%), Number of active recycling streams and any other relevant data.  

Access to supporting documents and data can be found on your MyRecorra account.