Can You Recycle Vinyl Siding

Another group the vinyl institute maintains an extensive directory of vinyl siding recycling companies.

Can you recycle vinyl siding. Vinyl siding scrap is a plastic scrap that is growing in recycling vinyl siding is made from polyvinyl chloride or pvc a thermoplastic that can be ground up repeatedly. Typically 60 to 70 percent of all vinyl products are made from recycled vinyl according to the vinyl institute. Since 2014 there has been a 40 percent increase in post consumer recycling. This scrap material is available for recovery if construction companies and jobsite managers are conscientious enough to recycle it.

But again vinyl siding s biggest win is the landfill diversion through its re grinding process. But don t expect your vinyl siding installer to take the siding to a recycling company. Post consumer recycled vinyl has increased by 40 since 2014. If you re removing old vinyl siding and wish to recycle a few options are available depending on where you live.

Most of the recycled vinyl comes from industrial or pre consumer recycling. If you are a construction company a project manager or are a resident replacing the siding on your house or shed please recycle your scrap vinyl material at your local recycling plant. Post consumer recycling of vinyl products has increased significantly. The vinyl institute recycling directory offers a list of vinyl plastic recyclers in north america.

Use the map to find a recycling company near you. This scrap material is available for recovery if construction companies and jobsite managers are conscientious enough to recycle it. Most landfills are a pick up point for vinyl siding to be taken to a recycling facility. Associate editor chris ermides replies.

Recycling vinyl siding even though wood gypsum board and cardboard make up 75 of most job site waste recycling vinyl siding can be an important part of a construction or demolition waste management plan. It has a recycling directory that s searchable by state. Rett martin middlebury vt. Richard krock holds that the interior of vinyl gutters are made from recycled substrates.

There is little or no post manufacturing waste a claim that no other cladding producers appear to be making in their marketing communications. Based on the sheer number of pounds of vinyl siding shipped in the united sates each year millions of pounds of scrap are generated. Several companies have produced vinyl siding using post consumer manufactured vinyl. More than 1 billion pounds of vinyl is recycled annually in the u s.

Pvc can be melted and formed into a variety of new materials. I just removed all the vinyl siding on my house. Plastic scrap can be valuable.