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Landfill tax rise will promote PVC recycling.
An
Axion Recycling product story
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team
Apr 3, 2007
Axion Recycling, Recovinyl's UK agents, says landfill tax rises should make it worthwhile for window and building companies to recycle, rather than landfill, their PVC waste.
Recovinyl, the PVC industry's recycling initiative, has welcomed the rise in landfill tax, announced in the recent March Budget, as a great sustainable incentive to encourage more PVC recycling.
Roger Morton of Axion Recycling, Recovinyl's UK agents, says the steep rises by GBP8 per tonne each year from April 2008 until at least 2010/11, should make it more worthwhile for window and building companies to recycle, rather than landfill, their PVC waste.
Commenting on the Chancellor's recent move that will see the present GBP24 per tonne landfill tax double to GBP48 per tonne in 2010/11, Roger says: 'This is great news and will act as a big incentive for companies to segregate and recycle their PVC waste, rather then bury it in the ground at dramatically increasing cost.
'Recycling is the sustainable and environmentally-friendly way forward for PVC disposal; plus companies may even receive payment for their PVC waste from some recyclers.
'This rise in landfill tax presents tremendous opportunities to further promote PVC recycling and demonstrate the industry's sustainable approach to the future of this valuable building material,' adds Roger.
A Europe-wide scheme, Recovinyl has proved very successful in the UK since its launch here two years ago.
In 2006, over 22,000 tonnes of post-use PVC products - mostly PVC-U profile - were recycled; more than double the original target.
The 2007 figure is expected to be even greater.
With the infrastructure firmly in place, window companies seeking to recycle their waste PVC can easily access the services of 133 waste collectors and 25 Recovinyl-accredited recycling companies nationwide.
Recovinyl is a market-based system providing direct incentives to encourage collection and recycling of end-of-life PVC across Europe.
The UK leads Europe in PVC recycling, with recycled rigid and flexible material being re-used in high grade applications, such as new components, pipes and electrical conduit.
The high price of virgin PVC material is creating rising demand for post-consumer material that can readily be turned into new products.
Roger added: 'Tougher legislation, and of course the steep rise in landfill tax, will hopefully encourage more companies to recycle their PVC-U waste.
This not only benefits their businesses, but also the industry and, not least, the environment.' Recovinyl is funded by the PVC industry body Vinyl 2010 formed to demonstrate commitment to sustainable development.
It is backed by the British Plastics Federation and supported by the Waste and Resources Action Programme.
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