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Can-Do Wins
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Can-Do Community Recycling has won Best Community Project at the prestigious National Recycling Awards 2002. The awards evening held at the Cardiff International Arena on November 5, recognised the innovations and improvements within the recycling sector on a National Scale.
Frank Eden, Project Co-ordinator, said: "We are absolutely over the moon with this achievement, which is thanks to the hard work of the whole team and those who support us!" |
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Can-Do
Shortlisted for
Community Care Awards 2002 |
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Garry Bruce (above) is pictured holding the Shortlisted Award for the category of Disabilities from the Community Care Awards 2002.
Garry was part of a contingent from Can-Do who went to the awards ceremony in London on 14 November. |
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CoSLA Year 2000 Quality Awards |
A presentation team of 4 people travelled to Edinburgh on the 28th February 2000 to highlight the work of Can-Do to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) awards team. The Can-Do team were competing for the prestigious gold award in the year 2000 CoSLA quality awards. Carol Gibbs Resource Centre Manager said, "It was a tremendous achievement to have reached the finals of the CoSLA quality awards and a reflection of the hard work and valued service provided by Can-Do to the communities of North Aberdeenshire." The Can-Do team attended an awards ceremony in Glasgow on the 21st February where they discovered they had been successful in gaining the Chair's Award. |
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The presentation team at CoSLA HQ Edinburgh
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CoSLA Quality Awards 1999
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Early in March 1999, Can-Do were awarded a bronze certificate in the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities Quality Awards.
Eight members of the Can-Do team travelled to CoSLA HQ in Edinburgh to collect their certificates.
The awards, sponsored by The Document Company Xerox, Scottish Power and United Distillers & Vintners, recognise outstanding quality in service to the public.
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Pictured left is Can-Do project member Walter Fowlie and Resource Centre Manager, Carol Gibbs accepting the award from Andy Younger, Analysis and Product Risk Manager, United Distillers and Vintners. |
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Mark McDermott (L) on behalf of Can-Do accepts the Alupro award from Alex Griffin (R) Alupro Operations Director.
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The project team were later in the year, invited to celebrate their success at a lunch hosted by the Convener of Aberdeenshire Council Dr Colin Millar, in Woodhill House, Aberdeen. Dr Millar stated, "The attainment of the CoSLA bronze award is a first class achievement, which recognises the commitment and enthusiasm of everyone involved in the project."
The Chief Executive of Aberdeenshire Council, Mr Alan Campbell also congratulated the Can-Do team on their success and presented Can-Do with a commemorative rosebowl on behalf of the Local Authority. |
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Aluminium Packaging & Recycling Organisation
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On the 2nd November 1999 Can-Do attended the ALUPRO Scottish Conference to present a paper on Aluminium Recycling in Rural Communities.
At the end of the presentation Mr Alex Griffin, Alupro Operations Director, presented Mark McDermott and Bob Watson from the Can-Do project, with a special award for outstanding commitment and achievement in aluminium recycling |
Mr Griffin stated, "The participation of community/social projects in aluminium packaging recycling is an important element in increasing recycling rates, the provision of good quality secondary materials and meeting targets. In return, involvement in the activity of aluminium packaging recycling provides such projects with training opportunities, employment and revenue.It follows that community/social projects and aluminium packaging recycling, being such a good 'fit', should go forward together to build better and sustainable futures for all concerned. |
Since Alupro regard the Can-Do Community Project of Fraserburgh as an outstanding model of such projects, it seems entirely appropriate to present this Special Award for outstanding achievement, during 1999, on the occasion of Alupro's Scottish Conference."
Can-Do Community recycling collected an astonishing 22 tonnes of aluminium drinks cans, which have been sold into the aluminium industry's 'closed-loop' recycling process. Aluminium foil collection has been introduced and will be developed with Can-Do's natural enthusiasm and attention to good quality.
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