ZeroWIN project shortlisted for National Recycling Award
A research project involving Professor Ian Williams and his colleagues (Tony Curran, Francis Ongondo and Simon Kemp) from the Centre for Environmental Sciences has been shortlisted for a 2014 National Recycling Award. The group have been nominated in the Efficiency Initiative of the Year Category, for their work on the ZeroWIN project (www.zerowin.eu), where they wrote the project’s vision and led the development and delivery of 10 demonstration projects.
Project ZeroWIN - Towards Zero Waste in Industrial Networks - is an ambitious EU-funded project researching - and trialling by means of case studies with industrial partners - methods and strategies to eliminate the wasteful consumption of resources in key industrial sectors in Europe, primarily via the formation of industrial networks. The project has shown how existing approaches and tools can be improved and combines to the best effect in an industrial network and how innovative technologies and design innovations can contribute to achieving a circular economy.
The National Recycling Awards are the most prestigious and coveted awards in the waste and recycling awards. Ian and his team will find out if they have won later on this year at the award ceremony on 3rd July.
Ian has previously won a number of awards for his work on waste management, including: CIWM Waste Regulation Award for 2010 and 2012, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Baker Medal for 2010 and the CIWM James Jackson Award for 2006.
Ian comments: “ZeroWIN was a very ambitious project yet we have managed to meet all of our targets. We worked hard with our industry partners to develop our vision for a resource efficient Europe and to convert the vision into practice. We are delighted to have been nominated for this prestigious award.”
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Professor Ian D. Williams BSc (Hons) Chemistry, CTEFL, PGCE, PhD, CChem, MRSC, MCIWM, FHEA
Ian Williams is a Professor of Applied Environmental Science and Associate Dean (Enterprise) in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK.
He has an established track-record in the fields of environmental science and waste management. His work at Southampton has focused on pollution, sustainability, waste- and carbon-related issues. Ian has published extensively in books and peer-reviewed journals as well as producing over 100 commercial project reports.
He has a long track record of holding positions as an External Examiner for taught and research degrees, service on external bodies, sitting on the scientific and organizing committees of several international conferences, working on national and international task groups, and as a trustee and director of charities and companies
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