2025: Awards Categories

The Nominees for the 2025 Recircle Awards were announced in our Nominations Ceremony on January 20, 2025. Video highlights can be viewed immediately below and further down the page you can start voting for your chosen candidates.

Women’s Award for the Tyre Retreading Sector

In recognition of a particularly significant contribution by a woman to the tyre retreading sector

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The Voting Period for the 2025 Recircle Awards has now closed. You can find out the winners of the 2025 Recircle Awards at the upcoming Autopromotec in Bologna

The Nominations Period is now closed and the 2025 Recircle Awards Nominees Shortlist will be announced on January the 22nd.

Nominees

Caitlin Smith

B&J Rocket

Caitlin is the company’s general sales manager and an active member of the TRIB board. Caitlin is a proactive, very responsible and efficient professional. She has an extensive background in the industry that positions her as an active voice in the North American tire retreading industry.

Christina Guth

AzuR Network

Christina Guth is the Network Co-ordinator of the AZuR Network in Germany and has been the driving force behind the network’s creation and expansion. She has managed to bring together stakeholders from across the industry to support sustainability in the tyre industry in a way in which others could have done.

Dawn Wilson-Smith

Vaculug

Dawn Wilson-Smith is as an invaluable member of the Vaculug family and sales team, she brings a unique combination of expertise, passion, customers. Her dedication to promoting environmentally friendly tyre solutions (through the use of retreads) reflects her commitment to both the industry and the environment, positioning Vaculug as a leader in sustainable solutions. Beyond her direct contributions to the working environment, Dawn is a fierce advocate for women in the transport and tyre sec always encouraging her female colleagues to put themselves forward for opportunities Dawn’s impact within Vaculug and across the sector is a testament to her dedication and positive attitude.

Elsie Alvarez

ACOLLRE

Elsie Alvarez has been the Executive Director of the Costa Rican Association of Tyre Dealers and Retreaders. During this time she has generated an enormous amount of respect and admiration in the tyre retreading industry for her commitment to the development of tyre retreading and recycling in her country.

Margareth Buzetti

Buzetti Pneus

She is the owner of Buzetti Pneus in the city of Cuiabá, Brazil, president of ABR (Brazilian Retreading Association) and federal senator, responsible for many achievements in society and for the retreading sector in Brazil, such as the exemption of some sales taxes on retreads.