Clearview National August 2016 - Issue 177 | Page 24

INDUSTRYNEWS

Save money and send your waste PVC windows
»»‘SAVE MONEY AND SEND US YOUR
waste windows for recycling’ is Recovinyl’s
message to PVC window companies,
construction and waste management firms.
Waste window frames can be readily
recycled through the PVC industry’s recycling
scheme, enabling firms to save on landfill
disposal costs. It’s also the environmentallyfriendly option as the material can be recycled
into new products, including windows.
Recycling capacity has increased throughout
the UK network of 16 Recovinyl certified
window recyclers and they are seeking more
frames. Most offer a nationwide collection
service.
“We are doing well, but we can handle
even more windows,” says Jane Gardner of
Axion Consulting, Recovinyl’s UK agents.
“So whether you’re an installer, waste transfer
station or building company, send your
waste PVC windows to one of our registered
Recovinyl recyclers and it will save you money
on landfill costs.”
Recovinyl is an operational arm of
VinylPlus, the European PVC industry

sustainable development programme, which
is tackling the sustainability challenges for
PVC and delivery of current recycling targets
to 2020. The Recovinyl network currently
comprises 163 companies.
In 2015, 107,593 tonnes of waste PVC
was collected and recycled in the UK through
Recovinyl – the highest figure recorded to
date, with PVC-U frames (61,866 tonnes)
making up more than half this total.
Jane continues: “More than 600,000 tonnes
of PVC has been recycled in the UK via
Recovinyl, since its launch in the UK 11 years
ago, thanks to the commitment of the glazing,
construction and waste management sectors
to greater environmental practices and their
recognition of the need to reduce the carbon
impact of their operations.”
She adds: “PVC can be recycled up to seven
times without any loss of performance and can
be reused in a variety of different products,
including new window frames thereby ‘closing
the loop’. As a nation, we’re doing brilliantly
on recycling our waste PVC, yet we can still
do much more and we need your support.”

Window installers and waste transfer stations
who are looking for outlets for post-use PVC
frames can contact Axion Consulting on
0161 426 7731 for a list of recyclers or for
more information visit www.recovinyl.com.

22 Updated Technical Publications
»»THE GLASS AND GLAZING
Federation (GGF) has re-launched 22
technical Data Sheets to ensure GGF
Members and the wider industry are fully up
to date with the correct technical information
and latest guidance. For the first time there is
now a complete set of curved glass Data Sheets
providing advice on all the types available:
annealed, thermally treated, laminated and
insulating units. The publications deal with
complex shape requirements and tolerances
through to safety performance requirements
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