News
22 June 2012
Participation at the United Nations Rio+20 Earth Summit
The presence of VinylPlus at the Rio+20 Summit is a continuation of the work initiated by Vinyl 2010 in 2004 when it became a registered Partnership with the Secretariat of the United Nations Commissi...
02 May 2012
PVC industry reports on progress
Under VinylPlus, the industry has set ambitious targets of recycling 800,000 per year tonnes of PVC in Europe by 2020. Thanks to the consolidation of collection and recycling schemes for PVC, 257,084...
21 February 2012
The vinyl industry’s contribution to sustainability
Topics will include “social and environmental benefits brought by PVC versus controversy”, “contribution to a resource efficient Europe,” and ”relevance of PVC applications for smart and sus...
31 January 2012
Product Stewardship Programme and South Af. Vinyl Industry
“Our Product Stewardship Program is a series of achievable commitments that address the industry’s environmental issues and forms the cornerstones of the Association’s focus and activities”, e...
02 August 2011
Europe’s PVC industry looks to the future – Interview
To read the full interview please visit European Plastics News....
22 June 2011
European PVC industry launches VinylPlus
The new initiative builds on the success of the Vinyl 2010 ten year voluntary commitment to enhance the sustainable production and use of PVC. Vinyl 2010 is widely regarded as leading example of indus...
12 April 2011
Ten-year targets on sustainable development have been met
Vinyl 2010 has succeeded in meeting or exceeding all of the targets set by the industry in 2000.
As it comes to an end, a new industry commitment towards sustainability will be launched later in 20...