Repak has recently announced the finalists for the 2025 Repak Resource Awards.

The newly named awards which replace the Pakman Awards are ‘Ireland’s leading environmental and sustainability awards, and celebrate Ireland’s leaders in waste prevention, reuse, circular design, and community-led environmental initiatives’.

This year sees the addition of two new categories; the Circular Community Award and the Circular Design Award celebrate community-led efforts and innovation in sustainable design.

Each category in the programme highlights the creativity, leadership and impact of businesses tackling Ireland’s pressing environmental challenges.

Finalists

Finalists this year include Dairygold Co-Operative Society, Meath Camogie, Rubbish Film Festival, An Post and the Paint Reuse Network.
Community projects by Joe Bonner, FoodCloud, and Blessington Tourist Office & Blessington Allotments have also been shortlisted.

This year, twelve winners will be announced at a ceremony at The Shelbourne Hotel on Thursday, 23 October 2025.

Each category winner is eligible for the Overall Repak Resource Award, which celebrates outstanding achievements in recycling and waste management, innovation and grassroots environmental action.

Further finalists include Flamers Ltd in the Innovation in Waste Resource Products or Services award category, IQUTECH in the Battery & WEEE Champion award category and Badger & Dodo in the Circular Design award category.

Nominees for the ESG Leader award include Jason Carolan from Aldi, Kurt Kyck from KMK Metals Recycling and Dr Sarah Miller from the Rediscovery Centre.

‘Expanding the focus’

Commenting on the announcement of the 2025 Repak Resource Awards finalists, Zoe Kavanagh, CEO, Repak, said that by expanding the focus beyond traditional waste management, the Repak Resource Awards aim to capture the full spectrum of circular innovation happening across the country.

“The Repak Resource Awards recognise businesses, organisations, and community initiatives that demonstrate exceptional dedication not only to recycling and waste management, but also innovation in circular design, responsible resource use, and grassroots environmental action,” she noted.

The complete list of finalists for the Repak Resource Awards 2025 includes:

Battery and WEEE Champion
o    Castletroy College
o    IQUTECH
o    Aldi

Business Recycling Champion
o    Swords Pavilions
o    Boots Ireland
o    Dairygold Co-Operative Society

Environmental Education and Community Initiative
o    Rubbish Film Festival
o    Regional Waste Management Planning Offices
o    Dublin City Farm & Ecology Centre

Innovation in Waste Resource Products or Services
o    KMK Metals Recycling Ltd
o    Flamers Ltd
o    CJ Sheeran Limited

Circular Community Award
o    Food Cloud
o    Joe Bonner
o    Blessington Tourist Office & Blessington Allotments

Waste Prevention Award
o    Swords Pavilions
o    Rebox
o    The Paint Reuse Network

Waste Recovery Operator and Facility Award
o    KWD Recycling
o    LPP
o    Soltec

Circular Design Award
o    Kellanova
o    An Post
o    Badger & Dodo

Best Single-Use Plastic Initiative
o    Coghlan’s Bakery
o    Glenpatrick Spring Water Ltd & Kilkenny Nutritional Ltd
o    Shabra Plastics & Recycling Ltd

Best Deposit Return Initiative
o    Meals on Wheels Courtown
o    Lidl Ireland
o    Meath Camogie

Tyre Champion
o    Addible Ltd
o    Heffernan Tyres

ESG Leader Award
o  Kurt Kyck from KMK Metals Recycling
o    Jason Carolan from Aldi
o    Dr Sarah Miller from the Rediscovery Centre.

The 2025 Repak Resource Awards are sponsored by AMCS, Circol ELT, Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, DNV, Environmental Protection Agency, European Recycling Platform, Irish Waste Management Association (IWMA), Local Authorities of Ireland, Panda, Re-turn, and WEEE Ireland.

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