Judging Panel Announced for 2026 Awards

The submission deadline for the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2026 has been extended to 18:00 CET on Friday, 12 December 2025. In addition, the full judging panel for the 2026 awards has now been confirmed.

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

• Recycling Machinery Innovation

Shortlisted finalists will be announced in mid-February 2026 and featured at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe), taking place at the RAI Amsterdam on 5–6 May 2026. Winners in all seven categories will be revealed on 6 May, the second day of the event.

To be eligible, entries must meet a set of criteria. 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. Full category criteria and qualifying details are available on the event website.

Organisers invite 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. Recent winners represent a broad range of innovative companies, such as Brabantia, Danone, Electrolux, Ford, Husqvarna, Philips, Polypipe, Procter & Gamble, Reckitt and Volvo Cars.

After being named Plastics Recycling Ambassador 2025, Olivier Vilcot, Former 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

Watch the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 highlights video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qyfRT8fVGU

Plastic Recycling Show Event Calendar 2026

Plastics Recycling Show Europe in Amsterdam, 5-6 May 2026 https://www.prseventeurope.com/

Plastics Recycling Show India in Mumbai 1-3 September 2026 https://www.prseventindia.com/

Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa in Dubai 28-30 September 2026 https://prseventmea.com/

Plastics Recycling Show Asia (China & South East Asia) in Shanghai, 3-5 November 2026 https://prseventasia.com/

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Media Contact:

Doug Bentall

Iona Communications

Tel: +44 7799 615319

Email: doug@ionacommunications.com

PRE Contact:

Guiomar Hernandez

Tel: +32 2 887 64 89

Email: guiomar.hernandez@plasticsrecyclers.eu

About the Plastics Recycling Show Europe

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe) is the annual exhibition and conference for plastics recycling professionals. It brings together key players from the plastics and recycling sectors to learn, network and capitalise on the business opportunities plastic recycling offers. The annual event is organised by Crain Communications and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and next takes place at RAI, Amsterdam in the Netherlands 5-6 May 2026. Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) is an organisation representing the voice of European plastics recyclers, who reprocess plastic waste into high-quality material destined for the production of new articles. Recyclers are important facilitators of the circularity of plastics and the transition towards the circular economy. The plastics recycling industry in Europe represents over €8.6 billion in turnover, 13.5 million tonnes of installed recycling capacity, around 850 recycling facilities, and over 30,000 employees.