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A recent Life Cycle Assessment Study benchmarks the environmental footprint of recycling against conventional production. The VinyLoop Eco-Footprint Study evaluates the environmental impacts of material recycled in the VinyLoop process, compared with virgin PVC compound, which is used in various plastics articles.
Following the success of the Vinyl 2010 programme which revolutionised the PVC value chain in Europe from 2000 onto 2010, VinylPlus has an ambitious new set of targets for the future of sustainable development in Europe. One of VinylPlus’ targets is to move towards greater “controlled-loop management” of PVC.
Speaking at a recent recycling seminar organised by the British Plastics Federation (BPF), experts said that Recovinyl is now positioned strongly to build on its “Vinyl 2010” achievements and co-ordinate delivery of fresh targets up to 2020 under the new “VinylPlus” voluntary commitment. More than 50,000 tonnes of material expected to be recycled by the end of 2011.
The European PVC industry has released the final Progress Report on Vinyl 2010 – the ten year voluntary commitment launched in 2000 to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC. The report highlights the advances made by the industry over the past decade in waste management, innovative recycling technologies, stakeholder engagement and responsible use of additives.
The VinylPlus programme is built around five commitments aimed at: achieving a quantum leap in recycling rates of PVC and the development of innovative recycling technologies; addressing concerns about organochlorine emissions; ensuring the sustainable use of additives; enhancing energy efficiency and the use or renewable energy and raw materials in PVC production, and; promoting sustainability throughout the whole PVC value chain.
The European PVC industry has announced an ambitious new set of targets for sustainable development to 2020 with its VinylPlus program, aimed at increasing recycling rates of PVC and the development of innovative recycling technologies; ensuring the sustainable use of additives; enhancing energy efficiency and the use or renewable energy and raw materials in PVC production; and promoting sustainability throughout the whole PVC value chain.
The European polyvinyl chloride (PVC) industry has met its environmental commitments as laid out by the Vinyl 2010 volunteer programme. According to the final progress report on Vinyl 2010 – the ten-year voluntary commitment launched in 2000 to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC – European PVC companies have met, or exceeded, all targets set by the industry.
The European PVC industry has launched a new voluntary commitment to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC by 2020. The new initiative is called VinylPlus and it follows on from the Vinyl 2010 programme which was a ten-year voluntary commitment launched in 2000 to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC.
The European PVC industry released on 12 April the final Progress Report on Vinyl 2010 – the ten-year voluntary commitment launched in 2000 to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC.The report highlights the advances made by the industry during the past decade in waste management, recycling technologies, stakeholder engagement and responsible use of additives.
The European PVC industry says it has met or exceeded all its sustainability targets, as set out in Vinyl 2010, the ten year voluntary commitment launched in 2000 to promote sustainable production and use of PVC. Vinyl 2010 says it has greatly increased collection and recycling rates.