The annual Keep Wales Tidy Awards recognise the efforts of Welsh groups that work to restore their local environment and improve life in their communities.

Awards of £250 (with £50 of vouchers for each shortlisted entry) are available in each of the following categories:

River Improvement Award.
Coastal Enhancement Award.
Recycling Innovation Award.
Community Transformation Award.
Biodiversity Improvement Award.
Cleaner Communities Awards.
Eco-schools in the Community Award.
Keep Wales Tidy Environmental Volunteer of the Year Award.

All entries should be subject to activities that took place during 2014. The three finalists in each category will be invited to attend the award ceremony in Cardiff in January 2015.

The deadline for entries is 31 October 2014 (5pm).