Recycling construction materials reduces the impacts of producing new materials at the beginning of the lifecycle and the burden on landfills at the end.
Roofing materials are no different. Yet, out of TPO, built-up-roofs (BUR), modified bitumen, rubber (EPDM), and vinyl roofs in the commercial, low-slope roofing market, vinyl (PVC) is the ONLY material with an established recycling system in place and has been in place for well over a decade.
Since recycled vinyl is easily introduced into the raw material base for the manufacturing of new roofing and waterproofing membranes, it is an excellent candidate for recycling.
In 1997, more than 905 million lbs of post industrial vinyl and 18 million lbs of post consumer vinyl were recycled. In 2005, Roofcollect® collected more than 1.3 million lbs of post consumer vinyl in Europe.
Most vinyl roofing membrane manufacturers in the U.S. and Europe participate in post industrial recycling. At Sika Sarnafil Inc., more than 98% of all raw materials are converted into roofing and waterproofing membranes.
Since 2005, buildings such as the Marriott Long Wharf in Boston, MA and Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA, both with vinyl roofs 20 years old or older as well as several retail stores owned by Target have participated in vinyl recycling programs with Sika Sarnafil Inc., turning their old roofs into new roofing membrane products.
For more information on vinyl roof recycling programs, click here.
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- SikaSarnafil
- Sika Sarnafil is part of Sika AG of Switzerland, a globally active specialty chemical company and a leading provider of materials for sealing, bonding, damping, reinforcing and protecting load-bearing structures in building construction and industry. Sika Sarnafil has more than 40 years of experience in providing thermoplastic, single ply membranes for a wide range of roofing and plaza deck waterproofing applications.
