WHY WASTE USER SELBY-BASED ECOPLAS HELPS FABRICATORS TO COMMIT TO RECYCLING

Avoiding the landfill trip for those post-consumer windows and doors

To do business in the commercial, social housing or refurbishment sectors, contractors manufacturers and installers must be able to demonstrate a commitment to energy, waste reduction, sustainable manufacture and responsible disposal of waste materials.

Ecoplas is at the fore front of both collection and recycling of redundant

PVC-U materials which includes end-of-life windows and doors.  Preventing post-consumer windows and doors going to landfill is both environmentally beneficial and cost-effective.  Current costs to landfill can be up to £100 per ton.

Ecoplas has the capability to process old window frames and convert them to reusable material which can be used as a raw material in the manufacture of new building products.

The process involves breaking up the frames before passing through a hammer mill which reduces the pieces into fragments.  The down-sized material has the metal components removed and is then passed through separation and cleaning processes to remove all none PVC-U materials.  The clean PVC-U can then be converted into granules, powder or pellets and reintroduced into the extrusion process, thus completing the closed loop from original manufacture to recycling and finally reuse.

Ecoplas use their fleet of vehicles to collect post-consumer waste which includes 50cu yd roll-on roll-off skips.  They have arrangements with waste transfer stations and waste management companies, who collect post-consumer waste in their locality, then separate the PVC-U windows and doors and send bulk loads to Ecoplas.

Ecoplas can also assist fabricators who have a commitment to recycling and have placed skips on-site at a number of companies who bring back the old frames and doors they have replaced and load them into Ecoplas skips which are then collected.

Two fabricators who have embraced this concept are Alternative Windows in Leeds and Nationwide Windows in Rugby. Both companies are showing a real commitment to deal with their post-consumer waste responsibly which obviously sets them apart  when negotiating for new contracts with the public or private sectors where environmental considerations are key.

Ecoplas is keen to expand its operations in this area.  If you would like to take advantage  of the service they offer and boost your recycling capacity as well as eliminate landfill charges, contact the service team on 01757 282828