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product designers, packaging producers, raw ♦ Automotive, Electrical & Electronic Product:
material suppliers, plastics recycling machine Electrolux 900 Series by Electrolux AB
manufacturers and suppliers of recycled plastic
products are invited to submit their projects by ♦ Building & Construction Product: RPS Skim-
Friday, 18 October 2024. Award winners will be mer by Fluidra
announced on the second day of the Plastics ♦ Household & Leisure Product: Blue Finn Chair
Recycling Show Europe which takes place at the by Bywyd B.V
RAI, Amsterdam from 1 to 2 April 2025.
♦ Plastic Packaging Product: Nivea Sun Lotion
“The quality and number of entries we receive Bottle by Beiersdorf AG & Morssinkhof Plas-
for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe have tics Heerenveen B.V.
increased exponentially since the first awards ♦ Product Technology Innovation: Multi-Color
in 2017, reflecting the outstanding progress in Corporation for NextCycle IML
the circular use of plastics in Europe,” said Ton
Emans, PRE president. “The 2025 awards are ♦ Recycling Machinery Innovation: Discharge-
designed to inspire all parts of our industry to- Pro Technology by Powerfil - EREMA Group
wards greater use of recycled plastics and raise
the bar of innovation even higher to meet Eu- The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are or-
rope’s mandated recycling targets.” ganised jointly by Plastics Recyclers Europe
and Crain Communications, organisers of PRS
Matt Barber, global events director at Crain Europe. To qualify for an award, entries must
Communications, added: “Winning a Plastics meet a number of criteria including that prod-
Recycling Award Europe is a significant achieve- ucts and innovations must be designed, devel-
ment for any brand committed to sustainability. oped or manufactured in Europe; products must
While we expect this year's competition to be contain a minimum of 50% recycled content and
stronger than ever, I very much encourage all or- all entries must promote sustainability and cir-
ganisations to showcase their achievements by cular economy. Detailed criteria and qualifying
entering.” features for each category are available on the
website.
The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2024
winners were: SOURCE – INTERPLAS INSIGHTS
♦ Plastics Recycling Ambassadors: Erica Ca-
naia, CEO, FIMIC and Vicente Olmos Jorge,
CEO and founder, SINTAC Recycling
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