VinylPlus recyclers top 800k tonnes in 2021
Some 810,775 tonnes of PVC waste were recycled and used in new products within the VinylPlus framework in 2021, bringing the total to nearly 7.3million tonnes since the year 2000, the organisation has announced.
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White paper adds further support for recycling PVC-U – and metal
The economic and environmental case for recycling PVC-U windows has been further supported by a new White Paper which shows the benefits of both post-industrial and post-consumer waste – but also including the potential...
Veka Recycling plant ‘officially’ opened – at last
Veka Group CEO Andreas Hartleif has officially opened The new Veka Recycling plant – some 15 months after the £15million facility went live, when ever-changing Covid restrictions allowed the global head of the group...
Veka Recycling steps up capacity with Arjes shredder purchase
Veka Recycling has invested over £200K in an industrial PVC-U shredder from German-based manufacturer Arjes with the aim of increasing PVC-U recycling capacity at its plant in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Managing director Simon Scholes said: “The...
Ignorance over PVC-U recycling a ‘damning indictment’ of industry’s message
Homeowners in a recent survey have shown a ‘damning indictment’ of the message of PVC-U recycling after they polled the material as the least recyclable of all common window types – and admitted that...
They don’t just like recycled windows – they’d even pay more, says survey
More than two-thirds of UK homeowners would choose windows and doors with a higher recycled content – and nearly 40% would actually pay more for them, according to a YouGov poll.
Even more (89%) cite...
Installers urged ‘get proactive about recycling’
Window installers are being urged to engage proactively with homeowners about window recycling after a survey revealed that over three quarters of them believe consumers are not aware of the possibilities.
Rehau, which conducted the...
Morley recycles more
Morley Glass is aiming to recycle more post-consumer glass and supporting more local good causes than ever after installing new machinery capable of trebling its capacity to process waste glass collected from Uni-Blinds installers.
The...
Veka Recycling turns to video after Covid quashed in-person visits
Veka Recycling has launched a new video to show its new £15 million Wellingborough recycling processing facility and how it is playing its part in transforming end-of-life PVC-U frames into new windows and doors.
The...
Rehau kicks off Recycling Week with awareness survey launch
Window businesses throughout the supply chain are being urged to join in a survey to ‘gain insights to enable change’ in perceptions of window recycling.
Rehau, which launched the survey to mark Recycling Week says...
