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...
£2million investment puts Veka closer to all-UK recycling goal
VEKA Recycling is nearing its long-term goal of completing the entire PVC-U recycling in the UK after a further £2million investment at its Wellingborough base.
The investment marks the third phase of development for the...
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...
CNC Recycling nears completion of £2million plant
PVCu window recycler CNC Recycling has completed the first phase the installation of its new recycling facility with the capability of processing both post-industrial and post-consumer material ready for extrusion.
Installation of the Delta Cleaner, Hamos EKS electrostatic separator, Cimbria colour sorting equipment is now...
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...
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...
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...
Veka goes beyond Infinity with recyclate plans for mainstream profiles
Veka has revealed plans to expand its use of recycled PVC-U beyond its existing Infinity system into mainstream profile products.
The systems house will begin co-extruding refined PVC-U recyclate across its product range, starting with...
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...
Cost of living crisis pushes sustainability back in homeowner priorities – survey
Fears over recession and the rising cost of living have pushed sustainability further down the homeowner’s priority list, according to a revised survey conducted on behalf of Veka.
And while the drop is numerically only...
