Deadline: 07-Mar-22
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Plastics Recycling Awards Europe to recognise and celebrate achievement throughout the scope of the European plastics recycling industry.
The awards offer an insight into current developments in recycled material usage, product design and innovative manufacturing.
The successful shortlisted finalists for 2022 will be on display in a special feature area at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in June at the RAI in Amsterdam.
The lucky winners will be announced at the awards ceremony during the event. This will also be live-streamed straight to the desktop of anyone unable to attend the event in Amsterdam.
Categories
- Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product: This category covers interior or exterior plastic components incorporated in the design of automotive products, as well as electrical and electronic appliances.
- Building & Construction Product: Plastic products used in construction destined both for outdoors and indoor applications are covered within this category. A wide range of products can be submitted, including flooring, piping, window frames, insulation, roofing, doors, wall coverings, landscaping products, outdoor furniture, etc.
- Household & Leisure Product: Any plastic product present in households and used for everyday activities, including leisure activities and sports, or any other product that improves everyday life falls under the scope of this category, Domestic goods, sports and leisure equipment, fashion accessories, furniture and any other product, apart from electronic & electric appliances, can be submitted, apart from electrical & electronic goods which fall under the scope of their respective category.
- Plastic Packaging Product: This category covers products used for consumer plastic packaging. Entries with innovative designs that improve recyclability of a packaging are encouraged.
- Product Technology Innovation: This category covers technology innovations that facilitate the production of recyclable products or and/or the use of recycled content to produce plastic products.
- Recycling Machinery Innovation: Within this category, innovative machinery advancements which increase the efficiency and effectiveness of plastic recycling processes can be submitted.
- Plastics Recycling Ambassador: This award will be presented to an inspirational individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the European plastics recycling industry in the last 12 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Submitted entries must satisfy the following qualifying criteria:
- Submitted product/innovation must be designed, developed or manufactured in Europe and it must be a finished product (it must have been commercially released/ its commercial release is planned)
- Product must be made from post-consumer/post-commercial/ post-industrial (excluding scrap) recycled plastics
- Products must contain at least 50% recycled content
- Product must be made of conventional plastics (submitted products/projects must not include biodegradable or oxo-degradable content)
- Recycled plastic can be sourced from any sector but must not be post-production scrap. Entries must disclose the sector (household, commercial, agricultural, building and construction, electrical & electronic waste streams etc.) from which the recycled material is sourced. Evidence must be provided on request
- Product must not be older than 2 years, while the submitted technology and machinery innovations must not be older than 4 years
- Products must be recyclable
- Submitted entries must promote sustainability, circular economy and they must reflect the following aspects: fitness for purpose, market need and market potential
For more information, visit https://prseventeurope.com/prse2022/en/page/awards-2022