Press Release & Invitation: publication/distribution embargoed until June 10th 2013
EPROs Best Recycled Plastic Product 2013
EPRO are pleased to open this year’s “Best Recycled Plastic Product” competition to find
Europe’s best recycled plastic product.
The key objective for the competition is to raise awareness of the value and versatility of used plastics whether it is postconsumer or post-industrial, promote the opportunity to recycle this material and to recognise it as a valuable resource, not
waste.
Since its launch in 2009 the competition has witnessed a growing number of entries and an increased range of
applications for recycled plastic.
EPRO and the competitions supporting organisations,
try to find this year’s Best Recycled Plastics Product.
PlasticsEurope, EUPR, EUPC and ACR + will work hard to
Plastic packaging design, improved collection schemes, advances in sorting technology together with a greater range of
reprocessing opportunities and applications means that the need to send many plastics to landfill is gradually decreasing.
Therefore it’s key that we ensure that the consumers and industry recognise this progression and continue to sort and
collect this material for recycling.
EPRO believe that one of the most important ways of doing this is to raise the awareness of the products made from
recycled plastics packaging, in turn showcasing a wide range of recycled products, thus creating a demand and maybe an
appetite for new companies to start to design and manufacture more products made from recycled plastic - promoting the
cycle of plastics.
This competition also enables the industry to further demonstrate their commitment and work in the area of
Corporate Social Responsibility and for the consumer to more fully understand the scope of their environmentally
friendly actions.
Our 2012 winners were:
CURVER with ECOLIFE Neo
“Best Business to Consumer
Product”
Filatura di Saluzzo with NEWLIFE
“Best Business to Business
Product”
Will you be one of our 2013 winners?
Product Manufacturer Entry - EPRO (European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations)
invites producers of products made from recycled plastics to enter. EPRO will collect examples of the best
recycled products from across Europe from now until the 20th September 2012.
Below are all the details that you need to enter and let us know all about your recycled product. EPRO will share good
examples throughout Europe – and at no cost to you!
Your product entry will need to:
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contain a substantial percentage of post consumer/post industrial plastics (50% and over)
be a marketable product or a product that entered the market in 2010 or later
be on the market and to have sold at least one unit
either a B2B product, or a product for the consumer market
sustainable with supporting information given on the entry form
have been produced in Europe
be made out of recycled used plastics
Enter online NOW at: http://www.epro-bestproduct.eu/
Complete the online entry form, enter a brief description and attach photo(s) of your product(s). The description should
demonstrate each of the criteria mentioned above. You may send other, complimentary information required to present the
product.
A panel consisting of representatives of EPRO , PlasticsEurope, EUPR, EUPC and ACR+ from across Europe will assess
the entries and prequalify three participants for Identiplast where the winner will be chosen.
2013 Winners to be announced at Identiplast 2012
The finalists will be announced and the winner will be presented with their award at the IdentiPlast 2013 congress in Paris,
November 28-29. Winners will also benefit from publicity via the EPRO website and in the PlasticsEurope publication
“Plastics Facts and Figures 2013, which is distributed throughout Europe.
We hope that you will take this opportunity to work with EPRO in an effort to promote the cycle of used plastic, the range of
excellent recycled products that are already on the market across Europe, as well as drive the demand for recyclables.
Best Regards,
Eirik Oland
Head of Working Group, Communication – EPRO
CONTACT: Eirik Oland - Head of Working Group, Communication – EPRO
Email: eirik@grontpunkt.no Cell Phone: +47 930 52 492
Web: www.epro-plasticsrecycling.org
Email: epro@epro-plasticsrecycling.org
EPRO - European Association of Plastics Recycling and Recovery Organisations. EPRO is an association of the national organisations charged
with organising and promoting recycling and recovery of plastics throughout Europe. Each EPRO member is working to meet and exceed requirements
set by EU and national packaging directives.