Amtico has rolled out its LVT take back scheme, which accepts offcuts and uplifted LVT of any brand.
After a three month pilot which saw 42.9tonnes of post-installation material recovered, the free scheme has been extended, with the target of recovering at least 100tonnes a year.
Retailers, installers and contractors order heavy-duty sacks, segregate clean and contaminated material and then book a collection through Amtico’s DDS logistics network.
Clean waste can be granulated and returned to the company’s Coventry production line, while contaminated waste can be recycled offsite into traffic-management products such as speed bumps and cone bases.
‘Closing the loop on material flows is central to our Net Zero 2040 pathway,’ says Barry Large, Amtico head of sustainability, learning and development. ‘By combining dedicated collection with in-house recycling, we are offering our customers, and the wider industry, a straightforward route to reduce project waste and support circularity.’
The expansion comes as the LVT manufacturer’s 2024 Sustainability showed that it didn’t send any manufacturing waste to landfill and cut overall operational waste by 8%. The manufacturer continues to source 100% REGO-certified electricity, while solar produced more than 5% of the warehouse’s annual consumption. Scope 1 and 2 emissions have been cut by a third since the 2018 benchmark.
