Vycom (Scranton, PA) recently announced that the company is returning to PRINTING United 2023 with its Vycom Recycling Program, where printed and unprinted rigid PVC and acrylic scraps and trim are reclaimed and repurposed. Visitors are encouraged to stop by the Vycom booth (B9073) at Printing United to be held in Atlanta, Oct. 18-20 — according to a press release from the company.
Designated collection bins will be stationed in select exhibitors’ booths, including CET Color, Cutworx, Fujifilm, Kongsberg/MultiCam, Mimaki, Trotec Laser and Zünd, to collect rigid PVC and acrylic scraps and trim as part of their demonstrations. Working with Shepard, the official event services provider for Printing United 2023, these materials will be collected from the bins and sent to Return Polymers, a leader in PVC recycling and processing. The materials will then be reprocessed into other products, ensuring they do not end up in landfills — also per the release.
“The Vycom Recycling Program contributes to a circular economy in that we take material that was previously destined for landfills and turn it into long-lasting products,” Kevin Duffy, vice president and general manager for Vycom, is quoted in the release. “Rigid PVC is a performance plastic material in a class by itself as it’s directly printable and formable, and immediately recyclable without some of the concerns the industry has regarding flexible vinyl such as the inclusion of adhesives or scrim. We take sustainability seriously – in fiscal 20223, Vycom and its affiliates incorporated approximately 500 million pounds of scrap and waste into the manufacturing of our products, diverting that material from landfills through our recycling programs. Ninety-nine percent of scrap generated in our manufacturing facilities is re-used.”
For more information, visit vycomplastics.com.