Recycling Lives was crowned Recycling Business of the Year at the annual Awards For Excellence. The recycling company also won the Metals Recycling Business of the Year award at Let’s Recycle’s national awards ceremony.The awards, held in London on May 10, recognise the work of businesses across the waste industry. 

The business has grown from a regional mid-tier recycler to a national top-tier recycler in recent years, turning over £46.5m in 2016/17. Headquartered in Preston, with nine sites nationwide, it specialises in recycling scrap metal, scrap cars, general waste and waste electrical and electronic equipment for clients including BT, British Gas and Sellafield along with police forces and local authorities.

Operations director Alasdair Jackson said: “We’re thrilled to win these awards - not only being recognised for our core business, metal recycling, but to be named the overall Recycling Business of the Year. It’s great to be recognised within the industry, by our peers, for our operations and vision.

The two award wins come in the same week Let’s Recycle named Recycling Lives’ senior operations manager Anthony Sharkey in its 35 Under 35 list. The list recognises the best young professionals from across the waste management sector. Anthony joined Recycling Lives in 2016 and leads its ambitious expansion strategy, which saw it open five new sites nationwide in 2017.