Rewindo: Growth in regional collection points
As Rewindo announced last week, the number of regional collection points for smaller quantities of disused plastic windows, roller shutters and doors has been further expanded from 29 to 36 locations. The regional collection points supplement the nationwide collection service for dismantled plastic windows, roller shutters and doors, in particular by also collecting smaller quantities of less than ten windows [...]
Rewindo: 200 old plastic windows recycled
The old health centre in Primnitz is currently being demolished. Until the fall of communism, the six-storey building, built in 1972, served as a polyclinic for the local chemical fibre factory and once housed 14 medical departments. In 1990, the city took over the facility and established a health centre there. After the construction of a new medical centre two years ago, the building stood empty, now the [...]
PVC recycling campaign as a guest at Hündgen Entsorgung
At the end of September, Hündgen Entsorgungs GmbH & Co. KG from Swisttal celebrated its 70th anniversary at the end of September. In addition to the North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Economic Affairs Andreas Pinkwart (FDP), the Member of the German Bundestag Dr Norbert Röttgen (CDU) and numerous experts from the waste disposal industry and representatives of local politics, Aktion-PVC Recycling was also a guest to discuss nationwide recycling solutions for floor coverings, [...].
Successful recycler meeting at SKZ
Last week, the second regional meeting of the event series "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" took place at SKZ in Würzburg. After a brief introduction to the topic, around 30 experts from the entire value chain got to talk to each other and presented their range of products and services and their recycling needs. This was followed by a guided tour of the SKZ laboratories [...]
Record-breaking project in Hesse: Over 3,100 old PVC windows recycled
Following major projects in Hamburg, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria, the largest window recycling project in Hesse has now been realised. As part of a three-year modernisation of the "Platensiedlung" residential area in the Frankfurt district of Ginnheim, the building owner had more than 3,100 old PVC windows replaced with new, energy-saving plastic windows. The old window elements were recycled 1:1. After completion of the recycling process, they were used to make technical [...]
Further increase acceptance for recycling
The established series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" started a new round at the end of June at the flooring manufacturer Tarkett in Lentzweiler/Luxembourg. VinylPlus®, AGPU, AgPR, Rewindo, IVK Europe and Roofcollect® again jointly invited numerous PVC recyclers and PVC processors to talk to each other on three dates in different regions about the respective recycling offers and the requirements for recycled material [...].
EU project CIRCULAR FLOORING launched
Old PVC floor coverings may contain specific plasticisers that are no longer used today and have now been replaced by safer alternatives in the EU. Recycling such PVC flooring requires a technically demanding separation of these plasticisers. The new EU project CIRCULAR FLOORING is tackling this challenge. The aim is to recycle old PVC flooring by dissolving and removing the critical additives [...]
Record: almost 740,000 tonnes of PVC were recycled in Europe in 2018
VinylPlus®, the European PVC industry's voluntary commitment to sustainable development, recycled 739,525 tonnes of PVC last year - an increase of 15.6% compared to the previous year. The results were presented at the VinylPlus Sustainability Forum 2019 in Prague, where the industry showcased its latest achievements in increasing the sustainability of PVC. The [...]
Invitation: PVC recyclers meet PVC processors
This year, the successful series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" is going into a new round. VinylPlus®, AGPU, AgPR, Rewindo, IVK Europe and Roofcollect® are once again jointly inviting PVC recyclers and PVC processors to talk to each other about their respective offers and needs on three dates in different regions. The kick-off will take place on 27 June 2019 from 10 [...]
Demolition conference: Successful appearance at Europe's largest industry get-together
The PVC Recycling campaign presented established recycling routes as a solution for selective dismantling at the 25th edition of the Demolition Conference in Berlin in mid-February. The initiative, in which AgPR, AGPU, IVK Europe, KRV, Rewindo, Roofcollect and VinylPlus® participate as partners, was once again represented at the international industry get-together with a joint stand to [...]