Plastics Recycling Show Europe Opens in Amsterdam Next Week

The two-day Plastics Recycling Show Europe exhibition and conference taking place in Hall 7 at the RAI Amsterdam opens to visitors at 10.00 am on April 10. Winners of the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2019 will be announced from 12.35 pm onwards on the second day of the event, April 11. Visitor registration for free entry is at: www.prseventeurope.com

In the exhibition more than 120 companies and organisations from across Europe will be showing new ways to recycle plastics, technologies to improve recycling processes and new applications for recycled plastics. Thousands of plastics industry professionals from across Europe and further afield are expected to attend the event, which has grown rapidly since it was first held in 2017.

Exhibitor list: https://prseventeurope.com/prse2019/en/page/exhibitor-list

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe conference will be officially opened by Kęstutis Sadauskas, Director Circular Economy and Green Growth DG Environment at the European Commission. The informative and inspirational summit will address the many challenges and opportunities that face the plastic recycling industry in Europe. Prominent speakers include:

•    Gilonne Traub, Senior Research Analyst, New Plastics Economy at the Ellen Macarthur Foundation
•    Ivan Filatkin, ESSA R&D Packaging Productivity & Sustainability Manager, PepsiCo, Inc. R&D Europe
•    Helmut Maurer, Senior Expert – Chemicals, European Commission
•    Gian De Belder, Principal Scientist - Packaging R&D, Procter & Gamble
•    Per Stoltz IKEA’s Head of Resources and Waste, Sustainability Group, IKEA
•    John Ortiz; Director of Product Stewardship, HP Inc
•    Eelco Smit, Senior Director Sustainability, Philips International
•    Herman Huisman, Senior Advisor, International Cooperation in Waste Management, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, The Netherlands

Full conference programme: https://prseventeurope.com/prse2019/en/page/conference-programme

Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2019

The Plastics Recycling Awards Europe ceremony takes place in the conference theatre at the show from 12.35 on 11 April. The Awards are given in 7 categories and this year’s finalists demonstrate the latest technological developments and innovative solutions intended for improving efficiency and the quality of recycling processes, and in turn making plastic products circular. They will be displayed in the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe’s Recycled Product Theatre. The award categories this year are:

•    Building & Construction Product of the Year
•    Automotive, Electrical or Electronic Product of the Year
•    Household & Leisure Product of the Year
•    Plastic Packaging Product of the Year
•    Product Technology Innovation of the Year
•    Recycling Machinery Innovation of the Year
•    and Plastics Recycling Ambassador of the Year

For more information on the Awards: https://prseventeurope.com/prse2019/en/page/awards

PRSE 2018 Highlights video: https://youtu.be/pAVcktItEpw

Event and Awards website www.prseventeurope.com

Social Media
Follow PRS Europe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PRS_Europe 
Join the PRS Europe Linked In Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8259530/ 
Follow PRS Europe on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/PlasticsRecyclingShowEurope

Note to journalists: The Press Office and Media Zone is on Stand E40, adjacent to the Conference Theatre. To request a media pass for Plastics Recycling Show Europe and/or to request interview opportunities please contact:

Media Contact:

Doug Bentall
Iona Communications
Tel: +44 1892 800164 
Email: doug@ionacommunications.com

PRE Contact :

Emilia Tarlowska

Tel : +32 2 739 6376

Email : emilia.tarlowska@plasticsrecyclers.eu

About the Plastics Recycling Show Europe

The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS) is an 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 on 10 and 11 April 2019. Plastics Recyclers Europe represents 80% of European mechanical recycling capacity and has more than 120 members across the EU.