Thursday 15 May 2008

Repak Call on Nominations for Best Presented Bring Bank


Repak is proud to once again be sponsoring the Best Presented Bring Bank Award as part of the National Tidy Towns Competition. Repak are seeking nominations from every town and county around the country. The prize fund of €1,000 per region is awarded to the local Tidy Town Committee. In all there are seven regional winners and one overall winner.

Repak are seeking nominations and will be involved in the final judging of all short-listed nominees for the above award.

Speaking about the award, Darrell Crowe from Repak said “it is vitally important that the areas around bring bank sites are kept tidy and free from littering and by making these sites attractive it encourages more people to recycle and this why Repak is so delighted to sponsor this award. We are calling on you to nominate a bring bank in your area, which you consider a worthy contender for this year’s award and get deserved recognition for your efforts and for your Local Tidy Town Committee”

To nominate a Bring Bank site for this award please send all entries no later than June 20th 2008 to Alma Jordan, Repak Ltd, Red Cow Interchange Estate, 1 Ballymount road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, alternatively you can email Alma directly at alma.jordan@repak.ie

The judging criteria will be as follows:
Best Presented Bring Bank Judging Criteria

1. Location and positioning of site (e.g. on Main thorough fare etc)
2. Accessibility of Bring bank
3. Directional Sign posting and Signage
4. Tidiness and litter abatement of site
5. Physical Presentation/landscaping of site
6. Usage of site (figures provided by Repak for Short list)
7. Local Community Support/involvement in site management

Photographs must be supplied with each entry. All judging will be completed by August 15th.
(Pictured is the 2007 Overall Winner - Partry Bring Bank, Co. Mayo)

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