Rewindo expands acceptance network for small quantities
With Lobbe Entsorgung West GmbH & Co KG, Rewindo has once again gained a renowned company from the waste disposal sector for the expansion of its small waste collection network. As an environmental services provider with a total of 1,800 employees, the Lobbe Group is also active in the areas of remediation, including demolition and dismantling, as well as sewer services. At six of its over [...]
PVC recycling: record-breaking project in Franconia
At the end of October 2017, the starting signal was given for what is in some respects a record-breaking construction project. In Schweinfurt, a former settlement of the US armed forces, now owned by the city, is currently being demolished and replaced by a new development. By 2019, work on the 28-hectare site with 34 three-storey residential rows and 13 semi-detached houses is expected to [...]
Plastics recycling: EuPC publishes survey results
In May this year, the European Plastics Converters' Association (EuPC) had launched an extensive survey on the use of recycled plastics. Now the results have been presented. Around 500 participants from 28 countries took part. According to the survey, the most important hurdle to the use of recycled material in new applications is the quality of the available recycled material. Around 60 per cent [...]
Offer of the PVC Recycling Finder further expanded
After the last major update of the PVC Recycling Finder in January, AGPU has now further expanded the information platform. In particular, the interactive map with around 60 PVC recycling companies listed in the Finder has been revised. In addition, a news section with current articles on PVC recycling has been added to the website. Since the founding of the PVC Recycling Finder, [...]
Best-practice project: 205 old PVC windows recycled in Chemnitz
In Chemnitz, a total of 205 old PVC windows are currently being replaced with new thermally insulated PVC windows with triple glazing as part of a façade renovation project at a residential centre run by the Workers' Samaritan Federation (ASB). However, the removed PVC windows are not simply disposed of afterwards, but collected, recycled at VEKA Umwelttechnik in Thuringia and later reused as a secondary raw material for the extrusion of new PVC window profiles. [...]
AGPU sets course for future orientation
AGPU has been committed to the future-oriented material PVC in Germany for almost 30 years. The shift towards the development and manufacture of sustainable products offers the entire industry a wide range of opportunities. Both the PVC industry and AGPU are well positioned in this respect. Modern PVC products are not only reliable in their application, but also innovative in their [...]
Reiling supports Rewindo system with six collection points
The Reiling Group is now supporting Rewindo GmbH with the collection and bundling of smaller quantities of old PVC windows, roller shutters and doors for recycling at six locations. In addition to the nationwide collection system, Rewindo is currently setting up a network of collection points where a number of less than ten windows can be handed in [...].
PVC recycling campaign: terratec review and new website
terratec 2017 took place at the Leipzig Exhibition Centre at the beginning of April. The industry trade fair with more than 3,000 trade visitors and 128 exhibitors from six countries is considered the new meeting place for the waste management, recycling and resource industry. Aktion PVC-Recycling was also represented at terratec with a joint stand. Dr Jochen Zimmermann, Managing Director of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft PVC-Bodenbelag Recycling (AgPR) and [...]