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Entries are Now OPEN!

Get the recognition and exposure your hard work deserves with the 2026 SAPRO Awards for the Best Recycled Plastic Products!

This prestigious award celebrates progressive steps taken in the plastic recycling industry, with products that use recycled plastic as part or all of the solution

Entries can be made by recyclers, product developers, plastics converters and brand owners in South Africa.

 

Products can shine in any one of the following categories:

  • Agriculture and related products,
  • Construction & building sector products,
  • Creative or artisanal Solutions,
  • Household & leisure products,
  • Innovations & research outcomes,
  • PCR Demand Champions*, and
  • Rigid and Flexible Packaging Products,

 

*PCR Demand Champions, awards a person, team, or project that has moved large new volumes to PCR in the last year. It has either increased production or PCR % inclusion to drive a big volume increase over the last year. It has taken steps to entrench the inclusion of PCR regardless of the volatile prices of virgin feedstock, and has helped to raise the profile of PCR as an attractive material choice.

Note: “Creative or artisanal Solutions” & “Innovations & research outcomes” are standalone categories, while the others all compete for the overall prize of the commercial categories.

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Silver Sponsor for 2026:

Awards Ceremony & Gala Dinner

The culminating SAPRO Awards ceremony and gala dinner will be a night of delights, where industry stakeholders gather to network and celebrate the achievements of their colleagues, teams and partners. This will take place at SPYCED Restaurant in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town  on the 21th of August 2026

Gala Dinner details:

Date: Friday 21st August

Time: 17:30 until 21:30

Venue: SPYCED Restaurant, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town

Dress code: Semi-Formal / Smart Casual

Join us for a fun filled plastics industry evening. There will be music, laughter, fine food and wine. Bring your colleagues and make some new connections in this amazing industry.