There are over 1650 sites participating in the Clean City Awards
Scheme, ranging from small shops and food outlets to large
multi-national companies and financial institutions.
Sites are visited by our Officers and an inspection carried out
to assess the waste management practices in place and gather
information on waste minimisation, reuse and recycling initiatives.
Documentary evidence, such as waste transfer notes, is requested
from each site to confirm the initiatives in place and that legal
requirements are being met.
Results from the inspections and documentary evidence allow the
top 15 performing sites in each category; Small (under 50
employees), Medium (50 – 249 employees) and Large (250 plus
employees) to be established. These sites are then given the
opportunity to complete a Platinum Award Application Form,
answering a number of questions covering waste minimisation, reuse
and recycling initiatives, staff promotions and communications,
methods used to reduce contamination and smoking related litter.
The forms are used to select 10 sites in each category to receive a
Platinum Award, with the top 4 sites invited to attend Final
Judging.
Representatives from the sites invited to Final Judging are
asked to make a 5 -10 minute presentation to the judging panel,
describing the waste minimisation, reuse and recycling initiatives
in place, achievements so far that year, reasons why they deserve
to win the Chairman’s Cup, followed by questions from the
panel.
The judges decide the winners for each category and also award
special commendations where they feel there is an outstanding
effort worthy of recognition.
Once the Platinum Winners have been selected, the results from
the inspection process are used to select the following 170 top
performing sites to receive a Gold Award. All remaining sites
receive a Merit Award, if they are practising good waste management
practices and have complied with their Duty of Care
requirements.