ORGANISERS have announced that the entry deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 has been extended until 6pm CET, Monday November 4, 2024.
The seven award categories are: Plastics Recycling Ambassador, Building & Construction Product, Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product, Household & Leisure Product, Plastic Packaging Product, Product Technology Innovation and Recycling Machinery Innovation.
Shortlisted finalists will be announced in January and showcased at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which takes place at the RAI, Amsterdam from April 1-2. The winners of the seven categories will be announced on the second day of PRS Europe.
To qualify for an award, entries must meet several criteria, including that products and innovations must be designed, developed or manufactured in Europe; products must contain a minimum of 50% recycled content; and all entries must promote sustainability and circular economy.
The judging panel for the 2025 awards has also been announced. After being named Plastics Recycling Ambassadors 2024, Erica Canaia, CEO, FIMIC and Vicente Olmos Jorge, CEO and founder, SINTAC Recycling have joined the judging panel this year. Their fellow judges include Manfred Hackl, CEO of EREMA Group GmbH, and Mik Van Gaever, the 2023 and 2022 Plastics Recycling Ambassadors. They are joined by Ton Emans, president of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE); Rune Thoralfsson, owner and director of plastic film recycler Norfolier GreenTec AS and Karen Laird, editor of Sustainable Plastics.
The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are organised jointly by Plastics Recyclers Europe and Crain Communications, organisers of PRS Europe.
For more information and online entry to the Plastics Recycling Awards 2025 visit: https://prseventeurope.com
