RECOUP Awards

The RECOUP Awards recognise and celebrate excellence in plastics resource efficiency and recycling and organisations leading a more circular plastics value chain.

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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.

 

Frequently asked questions

The 2023 award categories were: • Best Development or Innovation to Enhance Plastic Products for Recyclability or Re-Use • Recycled Plastic Product of the Year • Best Innovation in Equipment or Technology to Improve the Collection, Sorting, Reprocessing or Re-use of Plastics The 2024 award categories will be announced in Spring 2024.
The awards will be launched in Spring 2024, look out on our website and social media for updates.
The RECOUP Awards have been running since 2022.
No, we welcome entries from any organisation that meets the awards criteria.
The awards are FREE to enter and RECOUP invites entries from anyone involved in the plastics resources and recycling value chain.
At the pre-conference dinner networking dinner on the 25th September 2024, venue to be confirmed.

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