Can Vinyl Siding Be Recycled

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Can vinyl siding be recycled.

It s a type of plastic that is made from ethylene found in crude oil and chlorine found in regular salt. Some things like vinyl begin to become more questionable as a recyclable item. Vinyl siding lends itself to recycling because it is made from polyvinyl chloride pvc a thermoplastic that can be repeatedly ground up i e melted and formed into a variety of new products. Richard krock holds that the interior of vinyl gutters are made from recycled substrates.

Associate editor chris ermides replies. If you re removing old vinyl siding and wish to recycle a few options are available depending on where you live. More and more vinyl products are finding their way into the recycling stream. When most people think of recycling materials like aluminum plastic cardboard and paper come to mind.

Most landfills are a pick up point for vinyl siding to be taken to a recycling facility. Several companies have produced vinyl siding using post consumer manufactured vinyl. Vinyl is a synthetic man made material. Recycling vinyl siding since polyvinyl chloride pvc is a thermoplastic material it is pretty straightforward to recycle.

Vinyl is not a natural substance but is a synthetic man made material. Yes it can but the cost to recycle may be more that the vinyl siding. It has a recycling directory that s searchable by state. It is simply ground up and re melted and formed or extruded into new products.

Most of the recycled vinyl comes from industrial or pre consumer recycling. Since 2014 there has been a 40 percent increase in post consumer recycling. Tune in to the virtual vinyl recycling summit which will be hosted via webinar on june 18 2020. You can find out more information about the event here.

Typically 60 to 70 percent of all vinyl products are made from recycled vinyl according to the vinyl institute. Materials like vinyl begin to become more questionable as a recyclable item. Vinyl siding s co extrusion advantages have also wielded post consumer recycling opportunities. The industry already has some experience with recycling vinyl siding because for years manufacturers have been recycling their own in house plant scrap.