UK-wide vinyl flooring collection scheme

Setting up a UK-wide scheme for post-use vinyl flooring, allowing flooring to be recycled rather than going into general waste and landfill.

Client:

Leading floor manufacturers Altro Ltd and Polyfloor Ltd.

Manufacturers had developed technology to recycle vinyl flooring material but needed a sustainable and cost-effective recycling scheme to collect small volumes of material from a large geographical area
High purity waste stream required to enable successful recycling
Aim to remove the material from the general waste stream and avoid landfill

Worked with Altro and Polyflor to establish a workable collection strategy
Recruited a variety of collection sites across the UK, including drop-off points at distributors
Implemented back-haul collections
Engaged the entire supply chain, from individual fitters to major contractors
Marketed and publicised the scheme

Recofloor^™ vinyl flooring take-back scheme is now well- established, with over 700 collection sites and 60 drop-off sites nationwide
Over 3.400 tonnes of vinyl flooring has been collected to date and diverted from landfill
Press releases and newsletters are issued regularly to maintain and increase awareness

2010 CIWM (Chartered Institute of Wastes Management) Awards for Environmental Excellence, Innovative Practice in Waste Management and Resource Recovery (SME) category
2012 BCE Environmental Leadership Awards)
2013 Green Apple Award, Environmental Best Practice
2014 Manchester Evening News Environment Awards, Environmental Business of the Year
2015 National Recycling Awards, Resource Management Business of the Year
2016 Zero Waste Awards, construction category winner
2016 Letsrecycle.com Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management Awards, commercial and public sector category