UK Vinyl Recycling Program Wins Award

Worcester, England, Nov. 29, 2010 -- Recofloor’s approach to the collection and recycling of waste vinyl flooring won the Innovative Practice in Waste Management award at the 2010 Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Awards for Environmental Excellence.

The UK’s first vinyl flooring recycling program marked its first anniversary in September. Recofloor was founded by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor to tackle growing volumes of waste vinyl sent to landfill.

The award coincided with November’s record-breaking month of 20.25 tons collected in the first three weeks. 

The Recofloor program is a unique example of two major competitors working collaboratively to promote the sustainability of their product.

Vinyl flooring waste is diverted from landfill and recycled back into new flooring products as well as traffic management equipment such as cones and sign bases.