For specifiers working with vinyl flooring, Recofloor can play a key role for achieving waste reduction targets. Participants can recycle specified commercial vinyl installation offcuts and uplifted material through this well-established waste vinyl flooring take back scheme. It is easy to use, improves sustainability of any project, saves money on disposal costs and enhances your green credentials. With growing pressure…
Vinyl flooring’s recyclability means no excuse to landfill it
Durable, robust and recyclable, PVC is a versatile material used in countless long-life and low-maintenance building products, from window frames to pipes and vinyl flooring. Given the existence of collection schemes and recycling infrastructure for the material, Recofloor Scheme Manager Carla Eslava argues there is no excuse for it to…
Cradle-to-cradle strategy delivers eco benefits for vinyl flooring
Increasingly, designers and manufacturers in diverse sectors are embracing a cradle-to-cradle strategy within their sustainability policies as they seek to preserve raw resources and reduce their environmental impacts. Carla Eslava, Recofloor Scheme Manager, explains the relevance of this approach for vinyl flooring. The cradle-to-cradle approach moves away from the conventional…
Recofloor reaches major 6,000-tonne milestone
A whopping 6,000 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring has been collected through Recofloor since the scheme was founded in 2009 by leading flooring manufacturers Polyflor and Altro. Offering a sustainable collection service for commercial waste vinyl flooring, the material is recycled back into new flooring, as well as traffic calming…
Moving towards a circular economy in the construction sector
Growing interest in environmental issues is putting pressure on the construction sector to move towards a circular economy with greater emphasis on the sustainable recovery of waste materials. Carla Eslava, Manager of the Recofloor commercial waste vinyl flooring collection scheme, discusses the issues and offers some solutions. In the construction sector, what happens to many products at end-of-life is typically not…
Recofloor works with specifiers to recycle waste vinyl flooring
For specifiers working with vinyl flooring, Recofloor can play a key role for achieving waste reduction targets. Participants can recycle specified commercial vinyl installation offcuts and uplifted material through this well-established waste vinyl flooring take back scheme. It is easy to use, improves sustainability of any project, saves money on disposal costs and enhances your green credentials. With growing…
Construction and flooring sectors remain active despite the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis
Through our new series of updates, the Recofloor team is here to inform and support you as we navigate these challenging times together. The Government’s commitment to keeping construction sites open despite second wave COVID-19 restrictions is reassuring news for the sector, our members and the flooring industry as a…
Collection Service Update
September 2020. In line with recent government and Public Health England guidelines we continue to work hard to keep Recofloor COVID-19 secure. We do this by adhering to the procedures in place, following social distancing rules and conducting risk assessments for collection requests from locations and sites away from members’ premises. When…
Coronavirus: Recofloor Suspend Collections
Unfortunately, Recofloor has suspended collections until further notice. We would like to thank all of our members for their continued support. If possible, we ask you to bulk store any vinyl flooring you might have at your premises. We would also ask you to keep bags and bins stored in a secure…
