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A total of 474,411 tonnes of waste PVC was recycled through Recovinyl last year, with 16 European countries taking part in the scheme. 160 companies across Europe are currently involved in the Recovinyl scheme The UK performed highly, contributing to over 20% of the total. In addition to this, waste PVC-U profiles comprised over half[…]
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.[…]
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,[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
