Inaugural Event to be Held in Netherlands : Finalists for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe
The shortlist for the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe has been published. The winners will be announced on the second day of The Plastics Recycling Show Europe taking place at the RAI Amsterdam in The Netherlands 24-25 April 2018.
The five different award categories are Recycled Plastic Consumer Lifestyle Product of the Year, Best Building & Construction Product, Best Recycled Plastic Packaging Product, Best Technology Innovation in Plastics Recycling and Plastics Recycling Ambassador of the Year.
“The standard of entries we have received for the inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe has been outstandingly high,” said Ton Emans, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE). “The finalists demonstrate the vast array of consumer and industrial applications in which recycled plastics and recycling technology are being used. They make a huge contribution towards conserving resources, reducing CO2 and sustaining the circular economy.”
Plastics Recycling Awards Europe Finalists:
Recycled Plastic Consumer Lifestyle Product of the Year – Using recycled plastics to improve everyday life
Ubicity; bench made from recycled pens, BIC with TerraCycle, Govaplast and Plas Eco
Plastic side table made from recycled fishing gear, GreenWavePlastics
Green Planet Paddleboard made from EPP boxes, GREEN PLANET Investment s.r.o.
H-bench, public furniture made from 100% recycled plastics, ECO-oh!
Trash bins made from recycled toothbrushes, CURAPROX
Grundig vacuum cleaner made from WEEE recycled plastics, Arcelik AS
Recycled Park, floating park made from recycled plastics, Recycled Island Foundation
Best Building & Construction Product - Judges’ criteria include sustainability and durability
XXX bench, custom urban furniture 3D printed from recycled plastic, The New Raw
Plastic cable duct, Multiport GmbH
Wedge-shaped CIRCO® profile, Fortum Waste Solutions Oy
Beaulex®, rainwater buffers, DS Smith Plastics
RECHIP construction panels, Crompton Mouldings Ltd
Best Recycled Plastic Packaging Product - Minimum 50% recycled plastic content
Lenor Inspired by Nature bottle, Procter & Gamble
BPP i9 plastic pallets, Cabka-IPS and Drankenpallet Beheer Nederland BV
Recycled plastic hangers, Braiform
Memo Box, INTERSEROH Dienstleistungs GmbH
Systalen PRIMUS HDPE regranulates, Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH
Food waste reduction EcoCube, Greenmotion
Plastic beverage crate, DS Smith Plastics
Fairy Ocean Plastic Bottle, Procter & Gamble
Best Technology Innovation in Plastics Recycling – innovative material or process technologies for recycling plastics
re360 Manufacturing Execution System for plastics recycling processes, EREMA
Odour Reduction Technology for recycled plastic granulate, Starlinger
ErgisMark® technology for sorting multi-layer plastics, Ergis
ERA Melt Filter double filtration system, FIMIC
Newcycling® technology, generating pure PE regranulate from mixed film fractions, APK AG
BarrierPack, functional and recyclable PE-based laminate packaging, Mondi
Mistral+ Film Top Speed LDPE film sorting technology, Pellenc ST
The Full PE Laminate mono material flexible packaging, Borealis
Xtreme Renew, preforms made from 100% rPET flakes, SIPA & EREMA
VD 1100 combined shredder-granulator for plastics recycling, Vecoplan AG
Plastics Recycling Ambassador of the Year - Individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to plastics recycling
Carlos Marinez Lapuente, CMplastik Recycling SL
Gian De Belder, Packaging Technologist, Procter & Gamble
Dr Manica Ulcnik-Krump, Managing Director, Interseroh Plastics Research and Development
Monique Maissan, CEO and Founder, Waste-2Wear
Willemijn Peeters, Ocean Ambassador and Founder, Searious Business
The panel of judges for the new awards includes: Simona Bonafè, member of the European Parliament, Cyril Gutsch founder of campaigning organisation Parley for the Oceans, design strategist and co-founder of Form Us With Love, Jonas Pettersson, Richard C. Thompson, Professor of Marine Biology at Plymouth University and marine debris specialist, Rune Thoralfsson, owner and director of Norfolier GreenTec, the largest film recycler in the Nordic region, Ton Emans President of Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and Director Group Recycling in CeDO and Karen Laird Editor of Plastics News Europe.
The Plastics Recycling Show is a pan-European, free-to-attend exhibition and a conference designed for plastics recycling professionals. It brings together key players from the plastics and recycling sectors to showcase innovative technology, share best practice, network and do business. The PRS conference examines a wide range of the latest industry themes including plastics recycling technology and innovation, materials, the regulatory background and the dynamic economics of plastics recycling.