The UK Glass and Glazing Federation have successfully launched a number of recycling schemes for Members, across uPVC, aluminium, timber and glass. March 2023 saw the launch of a free pilot Glass Recycling Scheme in collaboration with CNC Recycling across certain areas of the UK, and following on from that success, the service will be expanding to other areas.

The pilot scheme was originally available to companies that install windows in Hull, York, Doncaster, Lincoln, Peterborough, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Wakefield, Bradford, Leeds and Huddersfield. The expanded scheme will now cover Manchester, Liverpool, across to Halifax/Brighouse, down to Stoke and then over to North Wales, Cheshire and areas of Cumbria.

Collection Rules: The collected uPVC frames must be de-glazed as the glass is collected on different vehicles. There must be a minimum of 20 window frames/IGUs for a collection to be made. The IGUs must not be broken and stacked (A frames) ready for collection.

All glass collected as part of this scheme, which can be recycled into clean cullet, is re-used for flat glass processing. A recycling scheme that truly helps the sector drive down its carbon emissions.

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