Caroline Van der Perre from Houthulst is Female Entrepreneur of the Year

RAFF Plastics is a family-owned plastic waste recycling company with over 45 years of experience. They buy waste, for example from the PMD bag, and recycle it into raw materials for, for example, folding boxes, flower pots, laundry baskets and buckets. Van der Perre is 44 years old and dreams of processing waste from the ocean into usable raw materials in the future. “My goal is to continue to grow the company in order to recycle even more waste, but always while maintaining our SME mentality,” says Van der Perre. “We want to continue to make a difference in the future, for our children and our grandchildren. Recycling is the future.”

Also Promise West Flemish

A promise of the year was also chosen during the event in Brussels. That became Emma Callens. She is 27 and started EMC Greenroofs in 2018. This company from Ruiselede specializes in green roofs and roof gardens. (continue reading below the photo)

The ‘Womed Award’ is an annual initiative of Markant and Unizo, with the support of the Flemish Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Vlaio)