The multi award-winning Recofloor scheme will be managed by Resource Futures after flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor commissioned the B Corp to support the scheme going forwards with its mission to recover and recycle commercial waste vinyl flooring in the UK.
Set up in 2009 as part of a WRAP pilot project, Recofloor is funded by Altro and Polyflor to collect and recycle commercial waste vinyl flooring across the UK. Previously managed by Axion Group and successfully establishing its roots in the flooring industry, Recofloor has, as of November 2024, become part of Resource Futures activities.
The scheme’s benefits go above and beyond existing industry recycling and waste reduction efforts and its contribution to the flooring industry has been recognised this year with a number of environmental industry awards and nominations.
Earlier in the year, Recofloor won the Circular Economy award at the Better Society Awards and was named Highly Commended in the contribution to achieving net zero category for the Awards for Excellence in Recycling. This month Recofloor also picked up a further award, with Recofloor Project Manager Carla Eslava collecting the prestigious Green Apple award at a reception held at Kensington Palace as the 2024 National Gold winner of the waste management in building and construction category.
Recofloor also made the shortlist at the 2024 MRW National Recycling Awards this week in the Circular Economy Initiative, Recycling Excellence and Partnership Excellence (Commercial) categories.
Bethan Jones, Director at Resource Futures says: “Businesses regularly face the same sustainability challenges as their competitors and often the best way to make a difference can be to come together to tackle these issues. That’s what we see with the collaboration between Altro and Polyflor in Recofloor; we’re delighted to welcome this initiative to Resource Futures as another key community programme tackling waste challenges.”
Paul Smallman, Director of Polyflor and Matt Robinson, Director of Altro, shared their genuine desire to tackle the impact of their products in the environment.
Paul Smallman says: “Both partners are committed to continuing the great work of the Recofloor scheme and supporting the industry cost-effective and environmentally-sound decisions in vinyl flooring disposal.”
Matt Robinson adds: “Resource Futures has vast experience in running similar projects and of the wider waste and resources industry, so it was a clear choice for us in taking Recofloor forwards.”
About Resource Futures
Resource Futures is an organisation accelerating the transition towards a regenerative transition: putting reuse, repair, recycling and restorative practices at the heart of the fight to address the climate crisis.
Working across consultancy, communities, data and tools, Resource Futures supports organisations, governments, and community groups to rebalance their relationships with resources and materials, facilitating the shift to circular and regenerative models that retain and restore rather than extract and deplete. Visit resourcefutures.co.uk for more information.
About Recofloor
Recofloor is the national commercial waste vinyl collection service founded in 2009 by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor. The scheme collects smooth, safety and luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) post-installation offcuts – as well as loose lay, uplifted smooth vinyl and roll-ends – and recycles this into new products, including flooring.
The scheme operates in two ways: it offers collections directly from project sites and contractors’ premises, or small volumes of day-to-day waste vinyl can be dropped off at any participating flooring distributor across the UK.
Recofloor provides industry with a sustainable, economical and easy-to-use route to recover and recycle waste vinyl.
