Environmental matters

The BPF Windows Group policy on the Environment is:

 "...to encourage the development of a sustainable industry, one which uses resources in such an efficient way that future generations are not denied their use".

Our activity covers the efficient manufacture of raw materials and products and the minimisation of plant emissions and waste.  We are also focused on the sustainable waste management of used products, the appropriate roles of re-use, recycling and energy-from-waste.  With the aim of minimising the quantities of used materials and products going to landfill.  

Please use the links below to discover more about the environmental considerations associated with the production, use and eventual disposal of PVC-U windows, doors and conservatories: 

• What is PVC ?

• The constituents of PVC-U Windows

• The working life of a PVC-U Window

• The disposal of old PVC-U Windows
  
  

Click here to download a copy of PVC-U Windows and the Environment, a BPF/PIFA briefing note aimed at correcting the misinformation, given by many NGO's, on the environmental safety of PVC-U windows.

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