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Latest fi gures on European PVC recycling show a continued rise
THE collection and recycling of waste PVC throughout Europe reached a new high of 639,648 tonnes in 2017, according to latest industry fi gures.
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Recovinyl’s target is to stimulate and certify the recycling of 800,000 tonnes of PVC waste by 2020 and has recently committed to recycle and certify the use of at least 900,000 tonnes of PVC per year into new products by 2025, securing PVC’s place at the heart of the Circular Economy. PVC is a strong, versatile and readily-recyclable material widely used in many modern building products; the most familiar in this sector being window frames, fascias and soffi ts. Since their introduction to this country around 40 years ago, PVC-U windows and doors have been installed in millions of homes throughout the UK. Previously there was little or no recycling infrastructure in place to accept waste PVC-U frames, which were sent to landfi ll. Since 2003 when Recovinyl was created, and 2005 when it was established in the UK, more PVC waste is being recycled.
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Recovinyl®, an innovative recycling scheme by the European PVC value-chain aimed at facilitating PVC waste collection and recycling, was the largest contributor to this total and registered a total of 633,127 tonnes of recycled PVC waste in 2017. While this represented a 13% rise from 2016’s increased volumes, recyclers reported a shortage of post-consumer window profi les for recycling in the UK.
Simon Scholes, Commercial Director at VEKA
Recycling explained the ‘increasing professionalism’ of the PVC recycling industry is contributing to the material’s sustainability and its value as a waste resource that can be recycled.
Simon added: “There is greater awareness in the window industry that PVC can be recycled and we welcome the fact that profi le manufacturers recognise this and are responding by recycling more. “Investment is making PVC recycling more professional and is helping to bring sustainability to the industry as a whole.” Commenting on the VinylPlus report of a shortage of post- consumer PVC frames for recycling in the UK, Simon added: “It’s good there are several large recyclers hungry for feedstock as we are all after a fi nite amount of waste PVC. A number of factors are infl uencing supply, such as Brexit uncertainty, the market fl attening and companies working smarter and producing less waste. “While the market may have stabilised, demand for PVC recyclate continues to rise and the construction industry has much to gain economically and environmentally by sending waste PVC for recycling.”
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