THE 1997 SCHUMACHER AWARD RECIPIENT

Richard Boden

WyeCycle

Richard Boden, from the village of Wye in Kent, has made an outstanding contribution to raising community conscious about waste, its damaging environmental affects and the social and financial benefits to be derived from community recycling schemes. Whereas there are countless other well-supported and effective recycling schemes throughout the UK, WyeCycle's specific contribution lies in that it first encourages the reuse of as many waste products as possible, recycling only those which practicably fall outside this category. It is an example of where one individual's initiative has developed an idea into a local enterprise with all-round benefits to the environment, the community, and the local council.

CONTACT DETAILS

WyeCycle
18 Scotton Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5BZ

Keith & Sally Hall

Association for Environment Conscious Building

For many years environmentalists from all walks of life have expressed grave concern about the impact of building developments, not only on their immediate environment but on the depletion of the earth's natural resources, including building materials and energy use. Building stock is of particular significance as it represents long-term investment and dictates the way future generations will, live including their consumption of such commodities as fossil fuels. Yet despite numerous individual examples of good practice in ecological building and low energy houses in the UK, the building profession generally has continued to invest in short-term low-cost options, rather than taking a responsible overview. The Hall's initiative is therefore a most welcome contribution, networking environmental building awareness through the architects and builders themselves.

CONTACT DETAILS

Association of Environment Conscious Building (AECB)
Nant-y-Garreg, Saron, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, SA44 5EJ