THE deadline for the inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe has been extended to 12 January 2018.
The awards are open to organisations and individuals across Europe who are involved in the recycling of plastic materials. There are five categories ranging from recycled plastic consumer lifestyle product and best building & construction product through to best recycled plastic packaging product, best technology innovation in plastics recycling and plastics recycling ambassador of the year.
Judges include Simona Bonafè, a member of the European Parliament, Richard C. Thompson, professor of marine biology at Plymouth University and Ton Emans, president of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE).
Finalists will be announced at the beginning of March, with the winners revealed at The Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam on 25 April.
The Plastics Recycling Show is a pan-European, free-to-attend exhibition and a conference designed for plastics recycling professionals.
Product designers, design engineers, plastics processors, packaging specialists, manufacturers and suppliers of recycled plastic products are all invited to enter the awards online at: http://prseventeurope.com/prse2018/en/page/awards
