About the awards
Dating back to 1990, the Tidy Wales Awards honours environmental heroes – the individuals, groups, schools, and businesses that go above and beyond to care for our beautiful country.
Do you work tirelessly to keep your local area clean, green, and safe? Do you have a friend or family member who is dedicated to looking after nature? Maybe you know a group of young people championing food growing to combat food poverty? Or perhaps you’re part of an organisation that is leading the way in uniting the community in the name of sustainability? We want to hear from you!
The finalists for each category will be invited to join us for the prestigious daytime Tidy Wales Awards ceremony on Wednesday 7 October at the stunning Temple of Peace in Cardiff.
Our categories
In addition to some of our established awards, we’ve refreshed and added in some new categories to reflect the wonderful activity we know is happening right across Wales.
Click on the boxes below to find out more about our categories.
The winners of the ten categories will also be eligible for The Keep Wales Tidy Outstanding Achievement Award, which recognises the best of the best. One, overall winner will be chosen by the brilliant team at Wales & West Housing.
Community Group Resilience Award
This new award recognises community groups that have successfully improved their financial sustainability and long-term resilience.
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Circular Economy Innovation Award
We're looking for groups, schools, and organisations that have created new and innovative ways of reducing, reusing, recycling, and repairing.
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Uniting for Environmental Impact Award
This award celebrates the power of environmental initiatives to connect diverse people and cultures across Wales.
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Young Volunteer(s) of the Year Award
We want to celebrate under-25s who are passionate about our planet and committed to creating a more sustainable future.
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Community Food Growing Award
We want to showcase the very best community food growing projects across Wales.
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Matt Bunt Award for Eco-Schools Excellence
This award celebrates those schools who demonstrate excellence in their Eco-Schools activities.
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Cleaner Communities Award
This award recognises their incredible commitment to cleaning up the Welsh environment.
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Nature in the Community Award
This award celebrates projects that give nature a helping hand while connecting people with the natural world.
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Community Transformation Award
This award recognises projects of all shapes and sizes that have transformed disused or rundown outdoor areas into thriving green spaces. resilience.
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Volunteer of the Year Award
This award celebrates an exceptional unpaid volunteer whose efforts have significantly benefited the Welsh environment.
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FAQs
All you need to know about the Tidy Wales Awards 2026.
You can nominate yourself, a group, a school, an organisation, friends, family, or colleague(s).
There are Tidy Wales Awards categories to suit everyone but please read through the criteria carefully before submitting your nomination to check if it is eligible.
You can nominate the same person or group for more than one category, but you will need to fill out a separate form each time.
Nominations must include all the required information and must be based on activities that have taken place over the past twelve months.
Please click on the links below for all the details. On each page, you’ll find an online nomination form to complete.
- Circular Economy Innovation Award
- Cleaner Communities Award sponsored by Helping Hand Environmental
- Community Group Resilience Award sponsored by The Moondance Foundation
- Community Food Growing Award sponsored by ClwydAlyn
- Community Transformation Award sponsored by Robert Price Builders’ Merchants
- Matt Bunt Award for Eco-Schools Excellence sponsored by Wales & West Utilities
- Nature in the Community Award sponsored by Transport for Wales
- Uniting for Environmental Impact
- Volunteer of the Year Award sponsored by Archer Technology Group
- Young Volunteer(s) of the Year
If it’s easier, you can download a Word version of the form and send it back to us via email or post. Details are provided on the form.
If you can’t put into writing why you’d like to nominate someone for an award, you can also send us a voice note or video nomination. The voice note or video should be no longer than five minutes and must cover all the required information.
Voice notes can be sent via WhatsApp to 07875 662803 or emailed to twa@keepwalestidy.cymru. We do ask that you follow up with some photos to show the positive impact of the individual, group, school or business – again, these can be sent via WhatsApp or email.
Video nominations can be emailed to twa@keepwalestidy.cymru
Nominations are welcome in English or Welsh.
All nominations must be submitted by 18.00 on Tuesday 30 June. Nominations received after this time will not be considered.
The winner of each category will receive a certificate and £200 of tools and equipment from Huws Grey to support their work.
All finalists will be invited to join us at the prestigious daytime Tidy Wales Awards ceremony on Thursday 7 October at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided.
No alternative prizes will be offered.
Nominations will be shortlisted by Keep Wales Tidy staff by mid-July.
The finalists will then be assessed by a panel of experts made up of Keep Wales Tidy staff, trustees, and Tidy Wales Awards sponsors. Together they will pick the winners.
All applicants will be notified on whether they have been shortlisted as a finalist by 17 July.
No correspondence will be entered into regarding the chosen finalists.
Copyright of the entries and all attached information (including images, videos and voice messages) will remain with the entrant, but the entrant licences Keep Wales Tidy to use this information to promote the Keep Wales Tidy and the Tidy Wales Awards across our website, social media and in any related press and media announcement.
All entrant information will be kept according to Keep Wales Tidy’s Privacy Policy, a copy of which can be found here.
Please get in touch with the team if you have any further questions. Drop us an email twa@keepwalestidy.cymru or give us a call on 07875 662803.
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