Before submitting
your entry, please take a look at the Guide for Prospective Entrants here
ENTRIES CLOSE 31
JULY 2024
History:
The KZN Waste Management Awards is a biennial programme
which began in 1992 as a Durban initiative. It was then re-launched in 2002 under
the banner of the IWMSA KZN Branch. The programme has showcased the excellent
work of many organisations in the area of waste management, and assisted others
to improve on aspects through suggestions from the evaluation team.
Objectives of the Awards:
To involve all organisations in our province in thinking and
acting on efficient and effective waste management. To promote best practice in
waste management, and to acknowledge the achievements of organisations
practising responsible and effective waste management in KwaZulu-Natal.
Who can Enter
The prestigious KZN Waste Management Awards invites
industries and businesses throughout KwaZulu-Natal to enter in the various
categories. The KZN Waste Management Awards recognises those “Cleaner &
Greener” organisations going the extra mile to reduce their waste volumes.
It must be noted that the Awards evaluate your waste
management practices, therefore all waste streams must have been identified and
the waste management hierarchy principle applied. Whilst we do recognise
organisations/ companies that are working to improve society’s environmental
footprint, these Awards focus specifically at how the waste streams generated
internally are managed.
Entry to the Waste Management Awards is open to all
businesses falling within the below categories and located within
KwaZulu-Natal. If an organization has more than one premises which operate
independently, then each premises must be entered separately and will be judged
independently. It is not a requirement to be a member of the IWMSA to enter. Participation
in the competition is free!
·
Small General Manufacturing - Industries
involved with the manufacturing of products, with a total number of employees
of 250 or less
·
Large General Manufacturing - Industries
involved with the manufacturing of products, with a total number of employees
greater than 250
·
Service Industry - Any organisation which
offers a service, e.g. retail centres, hospitality establishments, housing
estates or educational institutions
Benefits to Entrants
Past entrants and winners report a wide range of benefits
derived from entering the programme. These include a comprehensive waste audit;
reduction in overheads; raw materials & other costs; improved efficiency
and better profit margins. Recommendations are provided by the expert judges
during the site visit and in a feedback letter to all entrants. Winners also
receive press coverage to promote their achievements.
Each entrant will receive a certificate based on their score
achieved in the audit and the certificate categories are as follows:
Bronze Certificate: 50-64%
Silver Certificate: 65-74%
Gold Certificate: Above 75% with stars:
★ 75-79%
★ ★ 80-84%
★ ★ ★ 85-89%
★ ★ ★ ★ 90-94%
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 95-100%
The entrant in each category who receives the highest score
will be awarded the Category Trophy. There are also awards for entrants
excelling in specific areas:
·
Cleaner Production
·
Innovation
·
Best New Entrant
·
Individual Award
·
Team Award
Entry requirements:
All entrants must complete the entry form in the link above.
Once the entries close, the judging team will contact you to arrange a suitable
date for the judging visit.
To adequately prepare for the audit, the following
information should be gathered (if available):
SHEQ and/or Waste Policy
Annual environmental/ waste report
Legal register
Waste contractor’s commercial contracts
Environmental licences e.g. waste management licence/ registrations,
effluent discharge, air emission
Copies of waste manifest documents
Waste register or volume report
Waste classification reports
Waste training records
Incident register
Complaints register
Emergency procedure
Copy of an internal and external
waste audit, if applicable
Procedures/ work instructions
relating to waste
Monitoring reports e.g. sewer
discharge, air emissions (if applicable)
Judging process:
Judging will consist of an on-site audit and will be
conducted during August - October 2024.
The judges are professionals with vast
experience in waste management.
The visit will usually take about 3-4 hours,
and will cover the following aspects:
1.
Management / Organisation
2.
Training and Motivation
3.
Cleaner Production and Waste Minimisation
Initiatives
4.
Waste
Generation, Classification, Storage, Transport & Disposal
5.
Record
Keeping
6.
Communication
and Social Responsibility
7.
Visual
Observation
Previous winners:
The winners of the KZN Waste Management Awards 2024 were as
follows:
Small General Manufacturing Use-IT
Waste Beneficiation (Rf) Centre
Large General Manufacturing Defy
Appliances Ezakheni
Service T&T
Bed and Breakfast
Cleaner Production Barrows
Design and Manufacturing
Innovation Constantia
Afripack (Mobeni and Pinetown)
Best New Entrant Defy
Appliances Ezakheni
Individual Award Steffen
Schröder, Reclite
Sponsorship opportunities still available:
The IWMSA KZN Branch is therefore seeking
sponsorship to assist with the running of the KZN Waste Management Awards
programme for 2024.
The various sponsorship packages are outlined HERE.
