Judges

Maxine Perella
Maxine Perella is an award-winning environmental journalist and editor, working in the field of sustainable resource management. She edited one of the sector's leading B2B publications for five years, Local Authority Waste & Recycling, before making the switch to online where she currently heads up edie.net's waste channel.

Maxine Perella was voted as one of the most influential people in the waste industry in November 2011. She made her debut at number 32 in Resource magazine's Top 100 for carrying the 'waste torch' - a much-anticipated annual survey in which readers are invited to vote on those waste and resource management professionals they think are doing a worthy job.

Paul Rogers
Paul is passionate about the recycling sector and is a keen advocate of the principles of the Waste Hierarchy. Paul has a long career working for NatWest Bank having joined the organisation back in 1978. He worked his way up through all the roles obtaining his first managerial appointment in 1993, when he had his own traditional style branch. He moved into the business development role in 2003 for a number of years before moving into commercial banking in 2009 where he became a Relationship Director. He now looks after a select customer base and has a specialism in the waste sector.

Jim Collins
Volvo enjoys a great reputation for developing and implementing individually tailored solutions to meet demands for higher rates of recycling and reuse. Jim Collins, Regional Managing Director for Volvo Truck and Bus Centre London has been with Volvo for some 12 years; most recently National Account Manager - Commercial Trucks, he began as a Technician and worked up through roles including Aftermarket Manager, Regional Dealer Sales Manager, Workshop Development Manager UK and Ireland, Service Product Development Manager Europe. Jim's aim is to get closer to customers and to develop and tailor offers to their business needs.