Recofloor is the national commercial waste vinyl collection service founded in 2009 by flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor. The scheme collects smooth, safety and luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) post-installation offcuts – as well as loose lay, uplifted smooth vinyl and roll-ends – and recycles this into new products, including flooring. The scheme operates in two ways: it offers collections directly from project sites and contractors’ premises, or small volumes of day-to-day waste vinyl can be dropped off at any participating flooring distributor across the UK. Recofloor is free to join and provides industry with a sustainable, economical and easy-to-use route to recover and recycle waste vinyl.
In 2025, Recofloor welcomed 38 new members in 2025, rounding off an award winning year in which it collected 563 tonnes of flooring – enough material to cover 26 regulation sized football pitches. This marks a 6% year on year rise in material recovered and brings the total collected since the scheme was founded to 8,016 tonnes (the same weight as 5,726 black rhinos).
In addition to the flooring gathered in 2025 for recycling into products, 21 tonnes were able to be repurposed for reuse; this was made possible through valuable logistical and operational support from Headlam Group.
Throughout the year, Recofloor supported 126 collectors and expanded its availability in Northern Ireland, reinstating collections for waste vinyl flooring in the Belfast area through distributor Provincial Floorcoverings (PFL).
Alongside its core recycling activities, the Recofloor team remains at the centre of encouraging progress and collaboration across the industry. This included exhibiting at The Flooring Show for the first time and hosting its in person Sustainability and Awards event at the Belfry Hotel, featuring talks from several key industry voices and attended by representatives of Altro and Polyflor.
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