Recent figures show that PVC recycling more than doubled last year from the previous year. According to Vinyl 2010, the group that coordinates the PVC industry in Europe, around 83,000 metric tons of PVC plastics was recovered and recycled last year, more than twice the recycling figure for the previous year.
"Successful self-regulation has two key elements," said Vinyl 2010 Secretary General Jean-Pierre De Grève, "transparency and commitment from the whole industry. The publication of the Vinyl 2010 Progress Report today shows our determination to deliver on both", he said.
In addition to the increase in PVC recycling, last year saw an additional step in the replacement of lead-based stabilizers with the complete phase-out of lead-based stabilizers in drinking water pipes in most European Union countries.
Many of Vinyl 2010’s projects have been integrated into Recovinyl, a program that provides financial support for recycling PVC waste collected by waste management companies and the construction and demolition sector.
For more on the projects and to download the Progress Report 2007, go to www.vinyl2010.org.