With such an emphasis on recycling influencing our daily lives, recycling old PVC-U windows should be second nature for installers. Not yet, says Stuart Stockley, MD of VEKA Recycling, but we are getting there.

As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to drive the efficiency and sustainability of its PVC-U recycling service, VEKA Recycling has opened a Northern consolidation hub, whilst also introducing IGU collection through a pilot scheme.

Neil Evans, MD of VEKA Recycling, says new research confirms homeowners expect proof that suppliers are truly green and that sustainability is more on trend than ever. But choosing the right partner is essential.

Much has been written about how recycling PVC-U virgin offcuts and old frames is good for the environment and for business. These days there is an increasing number of options for PVC-U to be collected, recycled and then manufactured into new products. However, so much of what has been written has been theoretical.

Here at VEKA we dispose of unwanted and scrap uPVC from old window frames, doors, and anything else suitable from our methods. The result of the recycling process is our famed plastic pellets that can be used for a manner of applications and are key in the sustainable future of home improvement.

Sustainability is undeniably a buzzword in the current socio-economic climate, but how much substance is behind the buzz? The answer is a lot, says VEKA Recycling’s Simon Scholes, who believes any installer not yet recycling their frames responsibly will soon have to face the music.

Veka Compounds highlights the need for solid audit trails, quality recycled goods and unproblematic availability to drive plastics forward in the new world of sustainability.

Our Wellingborough facility has the capacity to process up to 35,000 tonnes of post-consumer and virgin offcuts, the majority of which is now channelled back into the extrusion of new window and door profiles. This capacity allows the facility to process up to 35,000 tonnes of post-consumer and virgin offcuts.

It is still early days for our new Prime Minister, and as such, we await a more concrete position on climate change. So far, it has been a mixed picture. In her campaign to become PM, Liz Truss promised to ‘double down’ on the UK’s goal to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.