GGF adds ali to free recycling scheme
The Glass and Glazing Federation has joined with the Council for Aluminium in Building to add aluminium to its nationwide free recycling scheme.
It now means Fensa, BFRC and GGF, members anywhere England, Scotland and...
Recyclers rollout next ten-year goals with VinylPlus 2030
VinylPlus this week officially launched VinylPlus 2030, the next ten-year Commitment of the European PVC industry to sustainable development, as well as celebrating its achievements so far.
Reflecting on two decades of leadership in sustainability and...
Calls for industry review on PVC-U recycling
Eurocell is attending this year’s Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) and is calling organisations across the construction supply chain, from councils to waste management businesses, to review their PVC-U recycling to minimise waste being sent...
Glazerite and Veka sign for circular economy plan
Veka Recycling and Glazerite UK Group have signed an agreement for all the fabricator’s virgin offcut material and some post-consumer frames to be collected and recycled as part of a ‘perfect model’ of a...
Padiham Glass joins Glass Forever
Padiham Glass has joined Glass Forever, the closed loop glass recycling programme from Saint-Gobain Glass.
The sealed unit manufacturer, which is part of the Emplas Group, will return glass from end-of-life windows plus any waste...
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...
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 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...
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...
Morley Glass hits 1,000-tonne glass recycling milestone
Uni-Blinds integral blind manufacturer Morley Glass is celebrating saving over 1,000 tonnes of post-consumer glass from landfill in the two years since it launched its recycling scheme, as well as raising over £60,000 for...
