23 April 2015

Waste vinyl flooring recycling scheme shortlisted for award

Recofloor collectors can make disposal cost savings of up to 75% The National Recycling Awards have been developed to celebrate the achievements of those in the recycling and resource management sector. Success for Recofloor Recofloor was founded by Polyflor and Altro in 2009; since then, it has collected over 2,200 tonnes of vinyl flooring waste.[…]

  • 23 April 2015

13 April 2015

Winners of vinyl flooring recycling competition announced

Students Matthew, James, Shivani, Stephen, Sufyan and Anchal collected the prize for their work on the project The students were awarded a £1,000 prize for their contribution to the Recofloor Design Competition. Their ideas to create a roof tile from waste vinyl flooring, along with a modular compost bin, impressed the judges of the competition,[…]

  • 13 April 2015

10 April 2015

A refined way to recover polymer from fuel cell MEAs

Axion Consulting offers a refined solution for the recovery of polymer from fuel cell MEAs Closed-loop recycling The process has been refined to allow for closed-loop recycling; this means that the waste of one fuel cell is taken and used to make another. It does this by allowing for the economic recovery of materials whilst[…]

  • 10 April 2015

07 April 2015

Plasterboard wastage rate cut in school build project

St. Cuthbert’s Business & Enterprise College was designed and built as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The project’s drylining package was awarded to Sound Interiors; determined to minimise waste, the company enlisted the help of Knauf’s technical services. Knauf assisted with amending the school’s initial design to reduce the number[…]

  • 07 April 2015

02 April 2015

Results of recent recyclable gypsum waste meeting revealed

Both the construction and demolition sectors produce lots of plasterboard waste which can be recycled Eurogypsum recently hosted a meeting in Brussels, which offered recyclers and producers the opportunity to share their views. The meeting was attended by UK board and plaster manufacturer, Roy Hatfield. German gypsum recycling plant, MUEG, and French waste recovery and[…]

  • 02 April 2015

27 March 2015

MP on ELV recycling plant tour meets new apprentices

Recycling attracts apprentices Axion Polymers – MP Kate Green visit – l to r Simon Davidson, Kate Green, Uchenna Onwuamaegbu The waste management and recycling sector is attracting more apprentices seeking practical experience for a skilled career versus academic studies, Kate Green MP for Stretford and Urmston learned during a tour of a Manchester-based end-of-life[…]

  • 27 March 2015

24 February 2015

Recycling scheme for waste vinyl flooring sees success

An impressive 500 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring was recycled via Recofloor in 2014 The scheme has inspired flooring contractors and distributors to send their waste vinyl flooring to be recycled into new flooring and other products. Many companies, such as Mayfield Floors and Branagan Flooring Services, have got involved with the scheme to reduce[…]

  • 24 February 2015

09 February 2015

Diversion of carpet from landfill increases

CRUK has grown in size following its success in the diversion of carpet from landfill in 2014 With its latest figures, CRUK has revealed that 113,000 tonnes of carpet were recycled, reused or recovered for energy in 2014. This is 6,000 tonnes more than the 2013 rate. 65% of the diversion of carpet from landfill[…]

  • 09 February 2015

14 January 2015

Axion develop new procedure to recycle fuel cell components

Axion aim to recover and recycle precious materials from waste fuel cells with their new project The project has been designed to establish the potential for a new global recycling business. It aims to re-use the materials from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies and establish the recovery of them from waste cells as a technical[…]

  • 14 January 2015

11 December 2014

Nick Clegg at Axion Consulting to see recycling technologies and new jobs

Axion Consulting Senior Engineer Sam Haig talking about fuel cell remanufacturing with Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Axion Consulting during his Northern Futures campaign. The resource recovery company briefed him on thwe latest innovations in recycling technologies and growing employment opportunities for graduates and apprentices. Nick Clegg spent an hour at AxionConsulting[…]

  • 11 December 2014