28 April 2009 11:02am

Eurobond's got recycling 'WRAPPED' up

CO2 emissions, Corus, Rockwool, WRAP, landfill, recycle, waste

Eurobond, the UK’s No.1 manufacturer of non-combustible stone wool cored composite panels, has been given the seal of approval by leading recycling government backed organisation WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). In independent tests WRAP found Eurobond’s products are fully and independently recyclable, allowing new stone wool cored composite panels to be made diverting waste from landfill.

WRAP highlighted Eurobond’s ability to meet its strict criteria of sending less to landfill, reducing carbon emissions and increasing economic impacts with its recycling technique. In a recent project 1,800 m²of Eurobond’s Firemaster wall and ceiling composite panels with the Corus’ steel product were removed from a data centre in Sussex. The recyclate, derived from door way cut-outs, off-cuts and changes to layouts along with area sizes on site were re-processed into new steel and stone wool raw materials.

Eurobond advocates a cradle-to-cradle approach to recycling where materials are recycled in a closed loop. After processing, 100 per cent of the separated stone wool and steel facings were re-entered into the manufacturing process to make virgin products, with no material going to landfill.

Richard Wigley, Eurobond’s Marketing Manager, said: “With no expensive disposal costs and a reduction in the need for primary resources, we have created the perfect formula for recycling our composite panels. In collaboration with our strategic partners Rockwool, and Corus, we are managing the recycling together, in an effort to ensure ease and efficiency throughout the process.”

The construction industry is the largest consumer of natural resources in the UK, generating more that 100 million tonnes of waste per year. This combined with the fact that buildings account for 50 per cent of CO₂emissions produced in the UK makes it clear that the specification of building materials has the potential to impact hugely on the environment.

WRAP is a not-for-profit company backed by government funding from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more.

Click here to read more on the WRAP case study