Every year we celebrate the achievements of people who go the extra mile to be the very best eco ambassadors. We’re offering you the chance to pick the winner from three people shortlisted by our judges.
Read about our shortlisted heroes and their passion to protect and improve our environment and then simply vote for the one you think deserves to win.
Voting closes at midnight on Monday 4 March.
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Amy Shaw started to notice how much waste came from coffee machines and decided to do something about it. She set up a Facebook group and began collections, even setting up a drop-off point at her house.
She encourages people in her community to recycle, organizes litter picks in her village, and donates the money raised to RAF Benevolent Fund charity. The Facebook group now has over 180 members and has become a hub for people to discuss and share ideas around eco-friendly products and sustainability.
Nadia Sparkes started picking up litter on her way home from school, when bullies at her school started calling her ‘Trash Girl’ she decided to own it. Since she began collecting litter on her school route in September 2017 she has collected over 1400 litres of rubbish which she brings home each day in her bicycle basket.
In March 2018 she became the youngest ambassador for WWF, she uses her platform to encourage others to love where they live, promoting ways to use less, recycle more and diffusing the stigma around litter picking. She has a Facebook group with over 4,000 members across the globe collecting litter, with members supporting each other and arranging local meet ups.
Matt Willer has led a multi award-winning allotment project at Reepham High School over the last few years, bringing together the school and local community to run it. He helps grow produce with the children for the school’s kitchen and the wider community, and has promoted other eco improvements to the school like more bins solely for plastic recycling.
Matt created the allotment almost entirely with recycled items, collecting over discarded 150 tyres along with bath tubs and toilets to form growing spaces. He has received visits from the Bishop of Norwich, the Chairman of the RHS, and has even received an invitation to meet Prince Charles personally as a result of his environmental work.
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