Recycling Day: PVC on the right track for recycling
Global Recycling Day is on 18 March. The worldwide day of action of the Brussels-based Global Recycling Foundation has been calling for a more conscious approach to waste and more recycling since 2018. The European PVC industry has been focusing on recycling as a central component of a functioning circular economy for many years. The long-term sustainability framework [...]
Recycling solutions for PVC building products at the Demolition Conference in Berlin
Another record number of visitors and great interest in recycling solutions for PVC building products characterised Europe's largest industry meeting for demolition and dismantling at the end of last week. Andreas Pocha, Managing Director of the German Demolition Association, welcomed around 1,200 trade participants to the international event in Berlin after a two-year break due to corona. The joint stand of "Aktion PVC-Recycling" was also, [...]
PVC Recyclers Meeting: Start of the year at Forbo-Novilon
Last week, the first regional meeting of the year of our successful series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" took place at Forbo-Novilon B.V. in Coevorden, the Netherlands. Arthur Evers, Director Operations at Forbo-Novilon B.V., hosted the event and welcomed around 30 participants. Among them were also companies in the PVC value chain that have not yet been [...]
Material flow diagram PVC in Germany 2021: industry uses significantly more recyclates
Despite the adverse economic conditions, the German PVC industry has made further significant progress towards a functioning circular economy. This is shown by the current material flow diagram for PVC in Germany 2021, jointly commissioned by VinylPlus Deutschland and PlasticsEurope Deutschland. According to this, 340,000 tonnes of PVC recyclates plus 1.57 million tonnes of virgin PVC were processed into semi-finished products in Germany [...]
20 years of Rewindo
Rewindo GmbH turns 20 this summer. The nationwide recycling system was initiated in 2002 by leading German PVC window profile manufacturers at the Fensterbau Frontale trade fair in Nuremberg and then officially founded in Bonn in July of the same year. Within these two decades, it has succeeded in increasing the annual recycling quantities from PVC old windows from 4,500 at the time to [...]
PVC Recyclers Meeting in Lüneburg: Networking "Face to Face
The first face-to-face event after more than two years in the series "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" took place in Lüneburg at the beginning of last week. With 20 people present on site, the number of participants of the previous online meetings was not reached. However, the joy of all visitors was all the greater at finally being able to exchange ideas face-to-face again [...]
PVC Recyclers Meeting on 09 May 2022
With the continuation of our successful format "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors", together with AgPR, Rewindo and IVK Europe, we are again offering you an expert platform this year that focuses on first-hand information on the topic of PVC recycling, direct exchange and personal discussions. The first networking event will take place on 09 May 2022 [...]
WILLERSINN Group expands Rewindo acceptance system by five locations
With G.A.S. Gesellschaft für Abfallbeseitigung und Städtereinigung mbH & Co. KG, Mannheim, SÜD-MÜLL GmbH & CO. KG at its headquarters in Heßheim, in Zweibrücken and Landau as well as SÜD-MÜLL Saar-Pfalz Entsorgung GmbH in St. Ingbert, the WILLERSINN Group is now expanding its network of Rewindo collection points by no less than five locations. "We are enormously pleased that we [...]
Rewindo reports significant increase in recycling volume
Despite the restrictions caused by the pandemic, Rewindo GmbH Fenster-Recycling-Service, Bonn, was able to repeatedly report a significant increase in recycling volumes of PVC old windows, doors and roller shutters in 2020. "Just under eight percent growth - that is an excellent result," says Managing Director Michael Vetter. "And this despite the fact that quite a few construction projects were at least postponed last year because of Corona [...].
VinylPlus Germany is well equipped for the new challenges
VinylPlus 2030, the new voluntary commitment of the European PVC industry for the next ten years, was launched in mid-June. Dr. Zdenek Hruska, Public Affairs Director at VinylPlus®, took the opportunity to present the main points of the new programme at the virtual general meeting of VinylPlus Deutschland e.V. on 01 July 2021. The new [...]