A Decade of Driving Circularity: PRS Europe Celebrates a Landmark 10th Edition

Confirming its position as the world’s largest event dedicated to plastics recycling, the 10th anniversary of the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe) attracted over 11,500 attendees to meet with over 500 exhibitors and hear from more than 70 industry leaders in the conference.

Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, delivered the opening keynote before participating in a solution-oriented roundtable with CEOs of 11 companies across the plastics recycling value chain.

“One message came through clearly: there is no circular economy without plastic recycling — and no competitive circular economy without a strong and resilient European recycling industry,” she said after the event.

“Commissioner Roswall’s engagement and ongoing support are a testament of the increasing recognition of the needs of the European plastics recycling value chain by policymakers,” says Ton Emans, President of Plastics Recyclers Europe. “Levelling the playing field to make our industry competitive requires open dialogue and ongoing collaboration between the industry and European institutions.”

Among international dignitaries also attending the event were Shri. Siddhesh Kadam, Chairman of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, who has also spoken at PRS India in Mumbai, and H.E. Ambassador of Indonesia for Netherlands L. Amrih Jinangkung.

“The tenth anniversary edition of PRS Europe felt like a real turning point for the industry after what has been a difficult year for the sector since our last show,“ said Matt Barber, Global Events Director at Crain Communications. “We received great feedback from exhibitors and visitors alike. There is no better place to discover what is possible today and in the future with the latest plastics recycling technology and solutions.”

Stakeholders from across the industry, visitors, exhibitors, and speakers alike, underscored the event’s significance and welcomed the opportunity to take part in its 10th edition.

“I would highly recommend everyone to participate in PRSE,” said Kostiantyn Kulyk, Senior Sector Engineer at European Investment Bank. “It’s a massive event. The entire value chain for plastic recycling is present.”

Clemens Kitzberger, Business Development Manager post-consumer recycling, EREMA Group said: ”I have been coming to PRSE in Amsterdam since the very beginning. It’s the most important show for our post-consumer industry.”

Ansgar Thees Ovelgönne, Managing Director, THEES Kunststoffverarbeitung GmbH and Plastics Recycling Ambassador 2026 said at the event: “If you want to learn something about recycling in only two days, come to Amsterdam. You see the full scale of recycling and the people behind it.”

Plastics Recycling Show Europe returns to Halls 1 and 5 at RAI Amsterdam from 29-30 June 2027.

Plastics Recycling Shows are currently held in four global locations: Amsterdam, Dubai, Shanghai and Mumbai with additional venues expected to be announced later this year.

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_{About the Plastics Recycling Show Europe
​The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRS Europe) is the annual exhibition and conference for plastics recycling professionals. It brings together key players from the plastics and recycling sectors to learn, network and capitalise on the business opportunities plastic recycling offers. The annual event is organised by Crain Communications and Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) and next takes place at RAI, Amsterdam in the Netherlands 5-6 May 2026. Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) is an organisation representing the voice of European plastics recyclers, who reprocess plastic waste into high-quality material destined for the production of new articles. Recyclers are important facilitators of the circularity of plastics and the transition towards the circular economy. The plastics recycling industry in Europe represents over €8.6 billion in turnover, 13.5 million tonnes of installed recycling capacity, around 850 recycling facilities, and over 30,000 employees.}