Autumn 2009
EPRO - BEST RECYCLED
PLASTIC PRODUCT
2009
Overview of the entries from 2009
1
The competition
Objectives:
– Create attention about plastics recycling
– Showing consumers and enterprises the results of their
sorting efforts
Criterias
– Needs to contain at least 50% postconsumer/post
industrial recycled plastic packaging
– Needs to be a commercial product
– Can be a B2B product or a product for the consumer
market
– Sustainability is an important factor
– Produced in Europe
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Composting bin module 100/120
Producer: Ekol
Country: Belgium
DESCRIPTION:
This composting bin for home composting is for
100% made of post-consumer mixed plastics.
Both the mechanical recycling of the waste to
secondary material and the processing of this
secondary material into an endproduct is done
in house.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: B2B Pen
Producer: Pilot
Country: France
DESCRIPTION:
We strongly believe that B2P is a new and good
approach for attractive products made of recycled
plastics.
B2P is following the Japanese ecolabel for writing
instruments ECOMARK and is 89% made of
recycled materials following this criteria (excluding
refill and ink).
B2P is the most important new product for Pilot in
Europe in 2009, and we hope to sell more than 4
Million pens this year.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Bedding Products
Producer: Wellman International
Country: Ireland
DESCRIPTION:
A range of bedding products featuring pillows, duvets
and mattress protectors which are made to the
highest specification using polyester fibre
manufactured from recycled PET bottles.
Recycled Post Consumer/Post Industrial Plastics
Content: 80% recycled polyester bottles.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Vikan Easy Green Disposable Mop Head
Producer: Wellman International
Country: Sweden
DESCRIPTION:
The Easy Green disposable mop head by Vikan is
a new type of mop for cleaning dry or damp areas.
Production of the mop takes place in a lean process
with no water- or chemical consumption at all.
All manufacturing of mop components is made in
Sweden at a geographic close area to avoid
unnecessary transports in the region. 50-80% of
the fibers used in the mop are made of recycled
PET bottles, and specifically green bottles that
have a second hand value which is more difficult
to adapt in a consumer product.
Recycled Post Consumer/Post Industrial Plastics
Content :50-80% recycled polyester bottles.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: The Nobody chair - designed by Komplott
Producer: Wellman International
Country: Sweden
DESCRIPTION:
The Easy Green disposable mop head by Vikan is
a new type of mop for cleaning dry or damp areas.
Production of the mop takes place in a lean process
with no water- or chemical consumption at all.
All manufacturing of mop components is made in
Sweden at a geographic close area to avoid
unnecessary transports in the region. 50-80% of
the fibers used in the mop are made of recycled
PET bottles, and specifically green bottles that
have a second hand value which is more difficult
to adapt in a consumer product.
Recycled Post Consumer/Post Industrial Plastics
Content :50-80% recycled polyester bottles.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Sound Shower Directional, Speaker & Audio Elements
Producer: Wellman International
Country: Finland
DESCRIPTION:
The Sound Shower speakers create a highly focused and
directional audio footprint delivering sound to the
intended target without disturbing the surrounding area.
These specialty audio transducers are made from polyester,
developed especially for novel applications, which is
manufactured using recycled PET bottles.
Recycled Post Consumer/Post Industrial Plastics Content:
55-60% recycled polyester bottles.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Eco-Wool/Non-Itch Thermal Insulation
Producer: Wellman International
Country: United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:
The Eco-wool and Non-Itch are user-friendly, itch–
free attic insulation products made to the highest
specification using polyester fibre manufactured from
recycled PET bottles.
Recycled Post Consumer/Post Industrial Plastics
Content: >85% recycled polyester bottles.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Quadrifoglio Lawnkeeper
Producer: Forever Plast S.p.A
Country: Italy
DESCRIPTION:
The Quadrifoglio and Millenium lawnkeeper:
is a carriageable grating system, structured so as to
allow a perfect grass rooting.
The 100x50 lawnkeeper is actually out of production
and has been substituted by the “Super” Lawn
Keeper (sizes 800x1200) which has been supplied
as to be laid at the new fair – ground in Milan (RHO)
for the covering of all the large square ( about
100.000 sqm).
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Car seats for children
Producer: Team Tex
Country: France
DESCRIPTION:
We Produce Car seats for Children which are made
with recycled material (Polypropylene and
Polyethylene high density).
These car seats are used from birth to 12 years.
We assemble more or less 3 000 000 car seats per
year and we sell these car seats all over the world.
All the plastic transformation (injection and blowing)
and also the assembling of the car seats are made
on our site of Charvieu (F 38230).
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Rfresh PET
Producer: Linpac Packaging
Country: England/Germany
DESCRIPTION:
Rfresh PET is LINPAC’s new range of PET trays
produced using the highest quality food contact
safety standards and with up to 80% PCR (post-
consumer recyclate).
The trays, created for a range of meat and protein
products, have been designed using the minimum
amount of polymer required to maintain their
strength.
Launched just over 12 months ago, in response to
demand for more sustainable and environmentally
friendly products, LINPAC has since trebled its
investment in its lines to supply supermarkets and
food suppliers looking for alternatives to virgin
packaging
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Polibal
Producer: Poliner
Country: Turkey
DESCRIPTION:
Laminated with air bubbles between two layers of
film, air bubble wrap is a packaging material which
covers your product and acts as an air bag. Thus, it
protects your products from damage and adverse
weather conditions. The increased security and
protection of air bubble nylon has increased
customer satisfaction over recent years.
Manufacturers have realized the importance of air
bubble nylon, not only for protection but also for the
marketing of products.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Tertium Non Data
Producer: Gulnur Ozdaglar
Country: Turkey
DESCRIPTION:
Tertium non data translated from latin means:
The third is not given. It is an alchemic term which
refers to the process of combining two disparate
elements to create a new, third element.
The process of transformation is a mystery - an
unknown... The knowledge of transforming a
household waste into a beautiful and useful object is
in this sense a ‘3rd data’...
I collect the waste PET bottles and reshape them by
cutting, melting, drilling to make jewelry, accessories
and objects for household use. I see this as
my personal answer to the problematic of recycling.
Buttons and bowls %100 recycled PET(mostly water
and soda bottles), jewelry and lamps have some
metal parts. All items are highly marketable at
consumer market all around Europe and America.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Green AirFree Vinci Container
Producer: Promens
Country: France
DESCRIPTION:
Green AirFree Vinci container: an airless container
made in recycled raw material! (produced in France)
Promens recognizes its responsibility and is
continually striving to reduce the environmental
impact of its work and its products. Promens wants
to continually create packaging that respects the
environment by practical actions with one main
objective: to reduce consumption and CO2
emissions. To meet this objective, Promens has built
a unique program called the Green3 Program, based
on 3 principles: product design, responsible
manufacturing and recycling.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Biobed and Bmax
Producer: Plasti
Country: France
DESCRIPTION:
Since nearly 15 years I am manufacturing products
(Biobead and now Bmax) used in Waste Water
Treatment Plants.
Both products are made 100 % of recycled plastic
(mostly PE and PP).
Since 1984 We have reprocessed nearly 50 000 tons
of plastic waste, and the plants all over
England (Manchester, Dover Folkstown, Ipswich,
Bury ......) collects and treat the waste water of
nearly 10 millions population.
Most of these productions were made out of French
domestic collected plastic waste and also industrial
wastes.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Collapsible one way crate
Producer: Plasteks Plastik Tekstil Ambalaj San. Ve Tic. A.
Country: Turkey
DESCRIPTION:
This crate that we manufactured is 100% recycled PP
material..
We produce and sell this product avaragely 350,000
pcs for a year.
The products are produced by Krauss Maffei plastic
enjection molding mechines that is made in Germany.
This mould is made by Italian mould maker. Our firm is
in Adana in Turkey.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Green Tec Bag
Producer: Norfolier
Country: Norway
DESCRIPTION:
Norfolier GreenTec Carrier bags reduce consumption of
virgin plastic by over 60%
The bags are B2B products sold to retailers
They are priced at parity to similar virgin plastic bags,are
available in the three most widely used bag types: T-shirt,
Patch Handle and Loop Handle.
The bags have a superior quality and functionality vs
other bags with recycled plastic currently on the market.
Are manufactured in Tallinn using recycled plastic from
used PE packaging and films collected and recycled in
Norway.
They have a carbon footprint that is 63% lower than a
virgin bag, and have lifecycle emissions of 38.9 gram CO2.
A comparable virgin bag from China has emissions of
104.5 gram CO2.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Plastic Cable Duct
Producer: Multiport Recycling
Country: Germany
DESCRIPTION:
Our products made of nearly 100 %
Recyclate (beside the grids and some additives).
These Recyclates are made from packaging waste.
These are three types of water drainage channels
and two types of cable ducts.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Ash Tray
Producer: Icoplas
Country: Belgium
DESCRIPTION:
This is an individual container, the smoker can carry
in his pocket, but also a receptacle to fix or ask for
local use.
Best Recycled Plastic Product 2009
Product name: Geoblock
Producer: Geoblock
Country: Netherlands
DESCRIPTION:
Geoblock is made of expanded polystyrene
containing only 2% polystyrene and 98% “packed
air”. Apart from the fact that Geoblock itself is 100%
recyclable blocks from Geoblock are made of
recycled polystyrne, thus avoiding the use of raw
materials with less availability. Therefore Geoblock
fits perfect in the “Cradle to Cradle” philosophy.