CPVC Recycling

CPVC Can Be and Is Recycled In-Process Recycling Post-industrial / Post-consumer Recycling Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (CPVC) is a thermoplastic material used for plastic pipe potable water systems, fire sprinkler and industrial applications

In-Process CPVC Recycling ASTM Standards allow the use of in-house regrind Regrind is made from recycled, pre-consumer material that is fed back into the manufacturing process at a designated ratio of recycled and virgin CPVC material Virtually no CPVC processing waste is put into a landfill

In-Process CPVC Recycling CPVC pipe being added to grinder for recycling Finished CPVC Regrind Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe

In-Process CPVC Recycling A vacuum system transports the reground CPVC Hopper feeding extruder line with reground material Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe

In-Process CPVC Recycling Regrind exiting as new CPVC pipe Regrind CPVC entering pipe extruder In this extrusion machine, CPVC regrind is heated and pushed through a die to produce new CPVC pipe Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe

In-Process CPVC Recycling Finished pipe made with regrind material is printed (roll marked), cut to size and ready for a installation Photos courtesy of Lewis Pipe

CPVC Can Be and Is Recycled In-Process Recycling Post-industrial / Post-consumer Recycling

Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Collection Site and Transportation Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI

Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Products Ready for Recycling Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI

Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Grinder (above) Completed regrind (right) Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI

Post-industrial/Post-consumer Recycling Vinyl Product Ready for Shipment to Non-Pipe Customers Photos courtesy of Fryman's Recycling No 1 Inc., Dowagiac, MI

Why vinyl recyclers blend recycled CPVC with recycled PVC for non-pipe compound CPVC has better flame and smoke properties Adding as little as 5% CPVC to PVC improves the flame and smoke properties Additional chlorine in CPVC increases impact strength & resistance to heat distortion Result – the extruded CPVC/PVC exhibits a higher impact strength and can be used in higher-temp applications At least 60% needs to be CPVC in order to increase these properties

Vinyl Recycling In Summary More than 99% of all manufactured vinyl compound ends up in a finished product, due to widespread post-industrial recycling (Vinyl Institute, 2010) More than one billion pounds of vinyl were recovered and recycled into useful products in North America in 1997 (Principia Partners, 1999) Automated sorting technology for large-scale recycling operations is being led by the vinyl industry Vinyl recycling facilities are located throughout the US and Canada (http://forum.vinylinfo.org/Recycling/VinylRecyclingDirectory.aspx)