THE deadline for entries to the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026 has been extended to 18:00 CET on Friday, 12 December.
The seven award categories for 2026 are: Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product; Building & Construction Product; Household & Leisure Product; Plastic Packaging Product; Plastics Recycling Ambassador; Product Technology Innovation; and Recycling Machinery Innovation.
Shortlisted finalists will be announced in mid-February and featured at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which takes place at the RAI Amsterdam on 5–6 May. Winners in all seven categories will be revealed on the second day of the event.
Within the product categories, entries with a clear contribution to a circular economy and a minimum of 50% recycled content are eligible to apply. In addition, products or technologies must be designed, developed or manufactured in Europe.
Organisers are inviting entries from across the plastics value chain, including brand owners, manufacturers, retailers, product designers, packaging producers, raw material suppliers, recycling machinery manufacturers, and suppliers of recycled plastic products.
After being named Plastics Recycling Ambassador 2025, Olivier Vilcot, ex-general manager of Syndicat national des Régénérateurs de Matières Plastiques (SRP) has joined the awards judging panel for 2026, as has Beatriz Santos, associate editor of Sustainable Plastics. Their fellow judges include the 2024 and 2023 ambassadors Erica Canaia, CEO, FIMIC; Vicente Olmos Jorge, CEO and founder, SINTAC Recycling and Manfred Hackl, CEO of EREMA Group GmbH. Also on the panel are Ton Emans, president of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Rune Thoralfsson, owner and director of plastic film recycler Norfolier GreenTec AS.
The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe are organised jointly by Plastics Recyclers Europe and Crain Communications, organisers of PRS Europe.
For more information and to submit entries for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026, visit: https://prseventeurope.com
