This award is presented annually for the best formal written paper presented by any individual member of the institution, irrespective of their class of membership, during the previous calendar year.  Papers eligible for this award shall be on the topic of regulation of wastes and or secondary resources and associated topics and are not restricted to those presented in CIWM publications. 

2008 - Ian Blenkharn - Quo vadis? Science and regulation as uneasy bedfellows

2007 - Vasileia Alexopoulou - Development of a Risk-Based Framework for Compliance Assessment

2006 - Andrew Witty - The Interaction of Waste Policy, Renewable Energy Policy and Planning policy in Scotland - Delivering Integrated Solutions

2005 - Simon Baxter - Community engagement and enforcement

2004 - M Bland, S M Grimes and L Meta - An investigation of compliance with duty of care regulations 1991

2003 - D Lawrence - Waste Management strategies in the Irish Republic

2002 - G Eduljee - Waste Acceptance Criteria

2001 - J Cooper - The end of life vehicle directive

2000 - O Slater - Landfill directive: just more legislation or a culture change?

1999 - D R Morgan - Needlestick and infection control policies for education and waste management

1998 - K Finney and M Dye - Sampling of contaminated land: an appraisal of confidence

1997 - D Evans - Contaminated land: the implications

1996 - W K Townend - The implications of sustainable development and the zero option for healthcare waste