Design for Recycling Award

The Design for Recycling® Award is the Recycled Materials Association (ReMA—formally ISRI)’s highest award that is offered annually to the most outstanding contribution to products designed with recycling in mind. It recognizes the proactive steps made by manufacturers who have actively incorporated Design for Recycling® principles into their products and manufacturing processes. Applications are due March 3rd.

To be eligible for ReMA’s Design for Recycling® Award, a company’s product(s) must be designed/redesigned and manufactured to:

• Contain the maximum amount of materials that are recyclable.
• Be easily recycled through current or newly designed recycling processes and procedures.
• Be cost effective to recycle, whereby the cost to recycle does not exceed the value of its recycled materials.
• Be free of hazardous materials that are not recyclable or impede the recycling process.
• Minimizes the time and cost involved to recycle the product.
• Reduce the use of raw materials by including recycled materials and/or components.
• Have a net gain in the overall recyclability of the product while reducing the overall negative impact on the environment.

Application and more information at: http://isri.org/dfr

Questions about the award can be directed to nbetts@recycledmaterials.org or dwagger@recycledmaterials.org.