Vinyl 2010 Implementation Committee

As part of the PVC industry's continued drive towards sustainable development, this group oversees, monitors and reports on the PVC-U window sectors response to Vinyl 2010 - The Voluntary Committment of the PVC Industry.

Its tasks include:

• Being the platform for the achievements of the windows sector regarding the Voluntary Committment (VC)
  
  
• Ensuring the sector is adequately informed about its obligation under the VC and to stimulate a response
  
  
• Harmonising industry policy on VC issues
  
  
• Liaising with other BPF implementation groups
  
  
• Collating relevant data and chain deficit costs
  
  
• Reviewing stabiliser issues

The aim is to facilitate and demonstrate increased mechanical recycling of 'short-life' windows and post-consumer windows using the RecoVinyl scheme with appropriate recording processes to demonstrate compliance with the VC.  The VC is overseen and administered on a European level by Vinyl 2010, the legal entity behind the VC.

The committee consists of appropriate representatives from raw material suppliers, system companies, recyclers and BPF staff, with others co-opted when necessary.

The Recovinyl scheme within the UK continues to develop, with recycling of PVC products, including PVC-U windows, reaching new and record levels with over 42,000 tonnes achieved in 2007 alone. PVC-U windows are easily recycled and the recyclate can also be used again within the window products or for other items.

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