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    Installers reminded over new hazardous wood recycling regs

    Installers and other contractors are being reminded of new environmental obligations that mean wood products from buildings built between 1950 and 2007 may not be sent direct to recycling without specialist testing for hazardous...

    GGF and Fensa roll out wider with cullet scheme

    Installers throughout much of England’s North West and Midlands will now be able to make use of the GGF and Fensa’s recently-launched free glass recycling scheme via a new North West operational hub launched...

    Veka Recycling opens northern hub – with glass collection

    As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to drive the efficiency and sustainability of its PVC-U recycling service,  Veka Recycling has opened a northern consolidation hub for the collection of old PVCu frames and manufacturing...

    Senior extends Hydro low-CO2 to whole range

    Senior Architectural Systems is now offering the choice of Hydro low carbon recycled aluminium across its full range of products including its low U-value PURe system. As all of Senior’s aluminium fenestration systems are fully...

    Morley and Saint-Gobain raise a glass to a million tonnes saved

    Morley Glass has joined Saint-Gobain Glass in celebrating a joint recycling venture that has saved one million tonnes of sand from being used in flat glass manufacturing. The glass manufacturer reached the milestone after 21...

    Industry bodies join for timber recycling plan

    The Glass & Glazing Federation and British Woodworking Federation have joined forces to launch a timber frame recycling initiative to work alongside the GGF’s existing PVCu and aluminium operations as well as its pilot...

    VinylPlus sees over 813k tonnes recycled in ‘22

    Some 813,266 tonnes of PVC waste were recycled within the VinylPlus framework in 2022, representing around 27% of the total PVC waste generated during the year, the organisation has announced. Delegates from the member countries...

    EC allows time for legacy lead in PVC recyclate – but only covered

    The EC has stated its position on recycled PVC with lead-based stabilisers – including material imported from outside Europe – saying the material can still be sold ‘for a certain period’ but only if...

    Technal and Wicona claim a world-first with 100% recycled ali profiles

    Hydro brands Technal and Wicona today announced they have become the first aluminium building system companies to manufacture door, window and curtain walling profiles from 100% recycled aluminium, using the new Hydro Circal 100R. The...

    McLaren and Saint-Gobain target 644-home refurb with glass recycling plan

    McLaren Construction is working with Saint-Gobain to recycle the glass from nearly 3,500 windows in four tower blocks in a closed-loop recycling initiative that it says is the first of its kind at this...