Conservatory Outlet has recently tied a deal with recycling company, Dekura, to help process post-consumer waste from its dealer network as part of a major green initiative.

This new initiative has already proven popular with over 100 frames, glass, soil pipes, guttering etc all processed by Dekura every week. This has already resulted in the need for a larger skip to cope with demand and the hope is that this will be adopted further. While vehicles leave Conservatory Outlet full of conservatories, upvc windows and upvc doors, they then return with the post consumer waste, which is sorted back at the company’s manufacturing base in Wakefield.

Many companies have now put into place internal recycling policies as part of good business practice and Conservatory Outlet is no exception. With initiatives such as Vinyl 2010, which represents the commitment of the European PVC industry to sustainable development, product re-processing is the next step to help save the planet and an important consumer message.

Mick Giscombe, head of production comments: “As consumers we are all influenced by green issues and it is important for us and our network of dealers to consider this. If consumers ask about our green credentials then we can give a confident answer, help close a sale and do our bit for the environment. This is all part of the Conservatory Outlet difference.”

PVCu Windows recycled at Conservatory Outlet

Mick Giscombe, the Head of Production at Conservatory Outlet has made great strides over the last few months in increasing the number of uPVC windows being sent for recycling.

‘When our vans delivery brand new conservatories, windows, and upvc doors to our Conservatory Outlet dealers, we always bring back scrap uPVC window and door frames which have been removed from people’s homes’, said Mick.

Many of the uPVC windows and doors installed in the 1980’s and 1990’s are being replaced throughout the UK, as people look to add more energy efficient windows and doors with higher specifications for security and design.

Conservatory Outlet is keen that other manufacturers and installers in the UK follow our lead and ensure that this post consumer waste does not go to landfill, but is sent to specialist recycling companies for reuse.

If you’re thinking about replacing first generation uPVC windows, then you can be assured that Conservatory Outlet dealers will recycle the old window frames removed.

We’ve now been recycling these old frames for several months and we send back to Dekura over 100 frames per week. All of these frames would have gone to landfill previously.

We also recycle all the offcuts from our state of the art machining centre, and all polythene and cardboard is also sent for recycling.

We’re keen that other window manufacturers follow our lead.

Do not throw old uPVC frames in the skip!

There’s clearly a move towards recycling throughout the industry if you read the following press release from Recovinyl:

Recovinyl is forecasting another record-breaking year with more than 50,000 tonnes of PVC set to be recycled by the end of 2008.

Recovinyl is backed by the British Plastics Federation and supported by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).