PRS Europe, the world’s largest event dedicated to plastics recycling, where you can see the cutting edge of recycling technology, find inspiration from the leading innovators and seek out partners with the know how to make plastic products circular
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe is moving to the flagship Halls 1 & 5 at RAI, Amsterdam for next year’s event, which takes place from 1-2 April 2025. The world’s largest event dedicated to plastics recycling, PRS Europe earlier this year attracted a record 11,273 attendees, more than 480 exhibiting companies and organisations and over 70 expert conference speakers.
“Without question PRS Europe has become the place to be for anyone who is interested in the circular use of plastics,” says Ton Emans, Plastics Recyclers Europe President. “Here you can see the cutting edge of recycling technology, find inspiration from the leading innovators and seek out partners with the know how to make plastic products circular. This year has been a brilliant showcase for our industry, what is has achieved and what it can achieve in the future.”
Erica Canaia, CEO of FIMIC, who was announced as 2024 Plastics Recycling Ambassador at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe said: “This show is the show of plastic recycling. Everybody has to be here. I’m so excited to be here and coming again next year.”
Dr. Orkun Kaymakçı, Packaging Development Expert – Sustainable Plastics at Beiersdorf said,” PRS Europe brings all the stakeholders of the recycling industry together. In order to implement recycled plastics for high end applications, collaboration is the key and it is a great environment to build up those collaborations.”
Commenting on PRS Europe’s pre-eminent position in the industry, Andreas Witschnigg, Research and Development – Product Development at PreZero Polymers said: “Everybody has realised that recycling is not only a topic for the recyclers but it’s a topic for the whole industry. If you look who is here at PRS Europe, it is the whole chain. Everybody understands that recyclability and circularity are topics for all of us.”
Hugo Maria Schally, Adviser for international environmental negotiations, DG Environment, European Commission, who addressed the conference, said during his visit to PRS Europe: “This is assembly of an amazing amount of companies and businesses that have made it their business to look at the sustainability of plastics.”
Commenting on the successful launch of the PRS Europe Boat Party which also returns for 2025, Casper van den Dungen, Vice President of Plastics Recyclers Europe added: “This year that we have actually two events, the show was bigger than ever and we had the boat trip. This was an amazing surprise that will be talked about for a long time, because you could connect with people and work together in an enjoyable atmosphere.”
The Plastics Recycling Show Europe brings together key players from the plastics and plastics recycling sectors to showcase innovative technology, share best practices, network and do business. Every part of the circular plastics value chain is represented at the event, including plastics recycling machinery and equipment suppliers, AI-powered sorting technology, plastic material suppliers and compounders, pre-processors, mechanical and chemical plastics recyclers, waste management specialists and industry associations.
The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025, which will be presented on the second day of PRS Europe 2025, are now open for entries. Participants from every part of the plastics recycling chain in Europe are invited to enter including brand owners, retailers, product manufacturers, product designers, packaging producers, raw material suppliers, plastics recycling machine manufacturers and suppliers of recycled plastic products.
The seven award categories cover key areas of plastics recycling innovation and the major market applications for the circular use of plastics are: Plastics Recycling Ambassador; Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product; Building & Construction Product; Household & Leisure Product; Plastic Packaging Product; Product Technology Innovation and Recycling Machinery Innovation.
The closing date for entries is Friday, 18 October 2024.
“Winning a Plastics Recycling Award Europe is a significant achievement for any brand committed to sustainability,” said Matt Barber, Global Events Director at Crain Communications. “While we expect this year’s competition to be stronger than ever, I very much encourage all organisations to showcase their achievements by entering.”
Plastics Recycling Shows are now being held in four global locations annually: Amsterdam, Dubai, Singapore and Mumbai.
- Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa, Dubai 10-12 September 2024
- Plastics Recycling Show Asia, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 13-14 November 2024.
- Plastics Recycling Show India, NESCO Bombay Exhibition Center (BEC), Mumbai 4-6 December 2024
- Plastics Recycling Show Europe, RAI Amsterdam, 1-2 April 2025
For more information and online entry to the Plastics Recycling Awards 2025 visit: https://prseventeurope.com
