Second recycling meeting was a complete success
At the beginning of September 2017, the second regional meeting of the series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" by AGPU and VinylPlus took place in Minden/Porta Westfalica. With over 30 participants, the event was very well attended. In line with the concept of the event series, they took the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves with their offers and their respective needs. In personal discussions, it was then possible [...]
"Best Practice" in Chemnitz - exemplary handling of old building materials
The renovation work at the residential centre of the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB), Ortsverband Chemnitz und Umgebung e.V., in Rembrandtstraße in Chemnitz must be carried out with particular care. Because 32 people with severe physical disabilities currently live in the 23 flats of house 2 of the facility, whose daily routine is to be disturbed as little as possible by the construction work. No easy task, because the [...]
New raw material from old windows: resource efficiency in energy refurbishment in Wülfrath
The extraction of raw materials has a long tradition in Wülfrath in the Bergisches Land. Situated in the middle of Europe's largest limestone mining area, limestone was already quarried and fired here in the Middle Ages. To this day, the raw material is supplied from Wülfrath to the construction and steel industries, among others. The quarrying of raw materials is perhaps not the first thing one thinks of in an energy [...]
Strengthening recycling together - meeting on 6 September in Porta Westfalica
The importance of PVC recycling continues to increase - on the one hand due to legal framework conditions such as the European Circular Economy Package with its own plastics strategy, and on the other hand due to the volume targets of the VinylPlus voluntary commitment of the European PVC industry. At our successful series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors", you have the opportunity to present yourself and your company with your products and your needs, [...]
13,000 sqm of old PVC flooring recycled
In a shopping centre near Leipzig, a total of 13,000 square metres of old PVC floor coverings were produced as part of a major conversion and renovation project. The demolition company in charge of the disposal deliberately decided not to simply incinerate the supposed construction waste, but to recycle the old material. In this way, new PVC products can be created from the old floors. "That [...]
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 [...]
PVC recyclers meet PVC processors in Stuttgart on 22.09.
After the successful first regional meeting of the series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" at the end of June in Troisdorf, the joint event of AGPU and VinylPlus will go into the next round on 22 September 2015 at the Stuttgart Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Around 15 participants have already confirmed their attendance. However, further registrations are still being accepted. The event will focus on the personal [...]
PVC recyclers meet PVC processors: First regional meeting successful
At the beginning of last week, the first regional meeting of the series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" by AGPU and VinylPlus took place in Troisdorf. It was a great success: around 25 experts took the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves on site with their offers and their needs. Afterwards, details were discussed in personal meetings and first agreements for a possible cooperation [...]
PVC recyclers meet PVC processors: around 25 registrations received
On 30 June 2015, the first regional meeting of the successful series of events "PVC recyclers meet PVC processors" by AGPU and VinylPlus will take place in Troisdorf. The concept: On site, the participants introduce themselves with their offers and their needs with a short statement. The focus is on personal discussions and networking around PVC recycling. The other [...]