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2015: Europe recycles more than 500 000 tonnes of PVC

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Some 514 913 tonnes of PVC waste was recycled last year under the European PVC industry’s VinylPlus sustainable development programme. Window profiles and related profile products accounted for around 45% of the total.

In all, 508 154 tonnes was registered and certified by Recovinyl, the PVC waste collection and recycling network comprising 177 companies Europe-wide. The target is to recycle 800 000 tonnes per year by 2020. 'Using PVC in place of other materials reduces costs, improves product performance and makes a positive contribution to sustainable development,' VinylPlus chairman Josef Ertl told the recent Vinyl Sustainability Forum.

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