Conference Programme and Awards Finalists Announced

10 September 2025: The Plastics Recycling Show Middle East & Africa (PRS ME&A) returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre from 15–17 September 2025, bringing together the region’s plastics recycling and circular economy community.

Conference Programme Highlights

The three-day conference will address market trends, regulations, and technologies shaping the sector, with contributions from policymakers, recyclers, brand owners, and technology providers. Key sessions will explore:

• Regulatory frameworks and policy collaboration driving sustainable change

• Collection and sorting systems, and the business case for PET recycling

• Mechanical and chemical recycling developments and investment opportunities

• Sustainable packaging, including design for circularity, reuse and refill models, and innovations in food packaging and labelling

Exhibition and Circular Plastics Hub

Alongside the conference, the exhibition with over 100 exhibitors will showcase machinery, sorting and washing systems, raw materials, additives, and a wide range of services from across the plastics recycling value chain. A new Circular Plastics Hub will highlight products manufactured with recycled plastics, detailing recycled content and applications.

Awards Finalists

Organisers have also announced the finalists for the inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Middle East & Africa in the Sustainable Plastic Packaging Company Award category:

• Al Bayan Purification and Potable Water

• Alpla

• CONSENT FZCO

• Hotpack Packaging Industries

• Huhtamaki

• Megapack Plastic Industries

• Pashupati Laminators

The winner will be revealed during the Awards Ceremony on 16 September at 13:00 in the Conference Theatre, when the first Plastics Recycling Ambassador for the Middle East & Africa will also be announced.