MAK Plastics Takes Top Sapro Award for Turning Recycled Plastic Into New Products
MAK Plastics Takes Top Sapro Award for Turning Recycled Plastic Into New Products. MAK Plastics has received the top award at the 12th annual South African Plastics Recycling Organisation (Sapro) Awards for the Best Recycled Plastic Products.
The recycler was named Best Recycled Plastic Product of the Year at an event held at Spyced Restaurant at the V&A Waterfront, where companies across the plastics value chain were recognised for developing products using recycled material.
MAK Plastics also secured Gold in the Household & Leisure category for its BOPP Wash Basin. The company received two Silver awards for the BOPP Storage Box in the Household & Leisure category and its Corrugated PP Sheet in the Construction & Building Sector.
The awards highlight the role of recycled plastic products in creating demand for recovered material. Sapro general manager Oliver Bonstein said developing markets for recycled plastics is important to increasing recycling and reducing waste sent to landfill.
MAK Plastics’ recognised products were developed with partners including RubyNova Plastics, CoreFlute, Ozz Cash & Carry and Wave Paper.
Other winners demonstrated applications for recycled plastic across packaging, construction, household products and design.
The Creative Category Gold went to the Strata Nova Light, developed by Melt Studios and Plastic Pioneers using recyclate supplied by Ocean Plastic Technologies.
The Eco-Flat Wine Bottle, brought to market by Stellenbosch Vineyards and produced by Polyoak Packaging, won the Innovation Award. Safripol supplied the recycled material.
In the Packaging Category, Gold went to the Organics and TRESemmé bottles, involving Unilever SA, Astrapak, Myplas and Kubili.
Tuffy Promotions won the PCR Demand Champions Category for its Tuffy Refuse Bags, using recycled material supplied by Myplas.
The Construction & Building Category produced three Gold winners: Buffalo Tanks’ Demand Flush Cistern, as well as KayaX’s KayaPod Duo and KayaSan Ablution Pod.
A Special Award for Technical Achievement went to the Plush Suede Renew Range, involving Adcock Consumer, Plastic Bubbles and Myplas.
Polyco PRO NPC returned as headline sponsor, with CEO Patricia Pillay emphasising the importance of developing sustainable markets for recycled plastic and keeping more material in circulation.
