Celebrating recycling over 15 years for vinyl
Recofloor, an award-winning takeback scheme in the flooring sector, is celebrating 15 years of recycling waste vinyl flooring in 2024.
An estimated total of 7,250 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring have been collected and recycled through Recofloor since the contractors’
favourite scheme was founded by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor in 2009.
To date, the sustainable collection service for commercial waste vinyl flooring has produced 8,504 tonnes of carbon savings – equivalent to taking 2,220 cars off the road for a year.
It also equates to 2,416,667 square metres of vinyl flooring having been recycled back into new flooring as well as traffic management products. The carbon savings estimate is based on displacing concrete in traffic management products, the main application for the recycled flooring.
On reaching the significant milestone in autumn 2024,
Recofloor Scheme Manager Carla Eslava comments:
“Thanks to continued growth in both members and waste
vinyl flooring tonnages collected, Recofloor has been a driving force for sustainability in the flooring sector. We couldn’t be prouder
of the commitment shown by the industry and how the practices
with regards to waste management are taking a much more responsible approach to source more circular and environmentally friendly services, like Recofloor.
“Our achievements over the last decade and a half are due
in no small part to the efforts and enthusiasm to all our members – flooring companies, contractors and distributors – who continue
to work so hard to support the scheme.”
Collecting acceptable commercial vinyl flooring waste for recycling can save up to 70% on waste disposal costs, such as skip hire and gate fees.
T 0161 355 7618 • www.recofloor.org
