Reduce your environmental impact by specifying Recofloor, the leading vinyl flooring take-back scheme founded by Altro and Polyflor.
Specifying Recofloor makes an important contribution to the environmental sustainability of any project by cutting CO2 and reducing waste. Importantly, Recofloor is both cost-effective and convenient. The service offers massive savings up to 70% compared to skipping or landfilling, helping you keep your quotes down in the face of increasingly tight project budgets. (To see what you could save, try our cost calculator)
The requirements to specify Recofloor in a bid can vary from project to project, but when including Recofloor in a bid, there are three key areas you should cover:
Why Recofloor?
Recofloor is the industry leader in vinyl take back. In 2022, it reached the milestone of 6,000 tonnes collected. It has won multiple awards and received wide recognition across the industry for its effective practices. These include making the most of reverse logistics to minimise CO2 emissions in transportation.
Vinyl recycling contributes to environmental sustainability
Any vinyl flooring that goes to landfill is avoidable waste. Recofloor puts the materials back into use, saving natural resources and contributing to zero avoidable waste targets.
Recycling vinyl flooring cuts carbon emissions. For example, collecting offcuts from a 2000m2 installation will reduce the carbon footprint of a project by up to a tonne.
Recycling track record
You can use your Certificate of Commitment as evidence of your involvement. You can also ask for a statement letter at any time showing the amount of material collected. If required we can also provide you with estimated diversion figures and potential CO2 savings for using Recofloor on your new project. This evidence strengthens any bid and is vital where proof is a requirement in a tender process.
Types of projects covered
Recofloor’s collection service can be deployed for almost any commercial building project, from offices and retail schemes to hospitals, schools and major housing developments.
Both new developments and refurbishments are catered for, with the service collecting commercial vinyl offcuts, and roll-ends as well as Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT), loose lay and uplifted smooth vinyl. The Recofloor material specifications explain exactly what can be recycled.
Improving your business profile
The higher your business profile is, the more opportunities you get to bid for business. Recofloor members can use their involvement in the scheme as the basis of PR activity. For projects involving Altro or Polyflor material, there is also the opportunity to be featured in a Recofloor case study with possible follow-up publicity from the relevant manufacturer.
