RECOUP Awards
The RECOUP Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in plastics resource efficiency and recycling and organisations leading a more circular plastics value chain.
2025 Award Winners
Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology: Circular&Co. – TAP&REUSE™
Recycled Plastic Product of the Year: Mondelēz International – Cadbury Sharing Bars 80% Recycled Plastic
Plastics Circularity Project of the Year – Packaging: Polytag Limited – Ecotrace Programme
Plastics Circularity Project of the Year – Other: Indorama Ventures – Waste Hero Education
Best Plastic Product Development for Recyclability or Re-Use: Amcor – Reusable cup portfolio
Plastics Industry Champion: Paul Davidson – Innovate UK
RECOUP Award of Recognition: Adrian Whyle
2024 Award Winners
Best Plastic Product Development for Recyclability or Re-Use: Berry Global: Abel & Cole Club Zero Refillable Milk
Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology: Polytag and Ocado Retail: Rewards for Recycling
Recycled Plastic Product of the Year: Morph Bricks Ltd: Morph
RECOUP Award of Recognition: Jim Armstrong
2023 Award Winners
Best Development or Innovation to Enhance Plastic Products for Recyclability or Re-Use : Apetito & Wiltshire Farm Foods Ltd -Boomerang!
Recycled Plastic Product of the Year: SEAQUAL INITIATIVE – SEAQUAL® YARN
Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology to Improve the Collection, Sorting, Reprocessing or Re-use of Plastics: Greyparrot – Greyparrot AI Waste Recognition System
Chairman’s award: Hannah Clifford – Biffa & Jonathan Attwood – Bright Green
2022 Award Winners
Best Development or Innovation to enhance recyclability or re-use: Berry Global with their Paint container recycling programme. Berry Global overcame the problem of recycling residual paint containers by partnering up with Paint360 to devise a circular partnership which combined paint and packaging recovery with recycling.
Recycled Plastic Product of the Year: Beko, for their recycled plastic washing machine tub which increases the use of recycled content by replacing some PP and fibreglass with recycled PET flakes and reduce sCO2 emissions and energy consumptions with its patented production method.
Chairman’s award: Presented to Francesca Hawes, MRF Operations Manager, Amey to recognise her support in helping RECOUP fulfil its aims of driving forward plastics recycling and resource management through dedicating their time, knowledge and support.
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