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Organizations like the Vinyl Sustainability Council over 400,000 pounds of post-consumer PVC
(VSC) are addressing these challenges through and is now scaling its efforts nationwide.
programs such as +Vantage Vinyl, which pro-
The Path Forward
motes best practices in vinyl recycling. Addition-
ally, the VIABILITY grant program launched by
The Revinylize program’s goal is to recycle five
the Vinyl Institute in January 2023 offers up to
million pounds of post-consumer rigid vinyl by
$1 million per year to accelerate post-consumer
2025, illustrating the potential of innovative re-
PVC recycling efforts nationwide.
cycling initiatives to transform the vinyl industry.
One notable success story from VIABILITY is By providing critical funding and resources, pro-
the Revinylize Recycling Collaborative. Initiated grams like VIABILITY are helping the construc-
by the Polymeric Exterior Products Association tion industry reduce waste and adopt more sus-
(PEPA), this program began as a pilot in North- tainable practices. These efforts clearly show
east Ohio to collect post-consumer vinyl siding. that recycling vinyl efficiently benefits both the
Thanks to the VIABILITY grant, Revinylize has ex- environment and the economy. Finally, contin-
panded its operations and developed a dynamic ued innovation and sustainability programs are
platform for engaging consumers and builders positioning vinyl to support eco-friendly con-
to locate recycling sites for post-consumer rigid struction in the future.
vinyl. In just eight months, the program collected Source – Plastics Engineering
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