'Titan' - the mean green monster machine
25th February 2008
Dekura, the UK’s leading PVC-U recycler has unveiled its new post-consumer waste processing machine – ‘Titan’.
Fully accredited and a member of Recovinly, Dekura is at the forefront of PVC-U recycling innovation and collects waste from more than 1,000 window and door fabricators nationwide.
As more and more first-generation PVC-U windows are being replaced with new advanced products, the industry is keen to find ways of reducing the amount of waste PVC-U going to landfill and in turn, improving its green credentials.
With an established network of recycling centres nationwide, Dekura’s new Birmingham-based operation is dedicated to handling and processing ‘old’ post-consumer waste through its specialist size-reduction facilities.
For this unique service, Dekura has developed ‘Titan’, a purpose-built monster PVC-U processing line – capable of shredding an old PVC-U door in just 15 seconds.
Tony Moore, general manager, Dekura, said: “Titan is a beast of a machine. It’s incredibly powerful and can chew up and spit out old doors and windows in seconds. It forms part of our dedicated post-consumer recycling operation.
“With the capacity to recycle not only post-industrial but post-consumer waste, Dekura is playing a major role in helping fabricators and installers address their green credentials.”
Research suggests that the vast majority, as many as 300,000 per year, of old early generation PVC-U windows are still going to landfill.
Dekura has made recycling post-consumer waste easy, developing a specially designed and patented post-consumer green trolley system. This, like its post-industrial cages, can be left with larger fabricators free of charge and collected, weekly or fortnightly, depending on the volumes of post-consumer waste they generate.
The green trolleys have been designed to handle a range of old PVC-U fascias, soffits, rainwater goods and windows, providing glass has been removed from them first.
Dekura offers full cycle traceability on all waste material, including post-consumer waste. This allows fabricators and installers, particularly those within the commercial market, to demonstrate an actual and auditable commitment to the recycling of waste material.
Tony said: “Fabricators and installers are not only under mounting pressure to increase the amount of waste product they recycle but also face spiralling disposal costs.
“PVC-U landfill costs are currently between £40 and £100 per tonne and tax alone is expected to rise from £24 per tonne to around £48 per tonne by 2011. Add this to average yearly skip hire costs of around £20,000 and businesses are losing a substantial chunk out of their profit margins.”
It is not just a matter of saving money though. More and more, businesses are being asked to demonstrate that they are handling their waste responsibly.
Tony added: “Dekura’s multi-million pound investment into recycling post-consumer waste means we can now offer a value-added service to our customers in the trade, helping them to not only save on their landfill costs but to strengthen their own green credentials.
“The reality is that waste management is an important issue whatever sector you’re in and it is critical to take advantage of the new opportunities that recycling and a sustainable approach to your business can create.”