Armstrong to showcase tile recycling scheme

The Off Cut Recycling (OCR) scheme run by Armstrong involves storing off-cut ceiling tiles from new ceiling installations on site in special bags collected by the company to be made into new tiles.

Armstrong, which is a member of the UK Green Building Council, will provide details of how the scheme has been employed on its current OCR flagship project, the GBP582m University Hospital project in Birmingham, at the upcoming Ecobuild event on Stand 2,372.

For this project, ceiling off-cuts were recycled and used again as new tiles in 'green rooms' on site.

The company does not charge contractors for this service, nor does it for its End Of Life (EOL) recycling scheme for refurbishment/strip-out projects where used tiles are 100 per cent recycled into the mix and processed into new ceiling tiles.

This scheme has recently been extended to include smaller quantities and more products.

Apart from helping to reduce the 25 million tonnes of construction waste that goes to landfill every year, the company aims to minimise the environmental impact even further with reverse logistics by scheduling truck deliveries to collect old ceiling tiles from site.

The ceiling manufacturer has a BRE Ecopoint profile and the capability to calculate, according to ISO 14021, exactly what degree of recycled content its tiles comprise.

Its aim is to develop a network of sustainable suppliers through a distributor recycling initiative.

Also available on Armstrong's stand will be the latest edition of its 'A Book' for architects and specifiers, which showcases design and environmental solutions through a selection of case studies in the transport, office, retail and leisure, healthcare and education sectors.

These use the full range of Armstrong solutions, from wet felt, soft mineral fibre, metal and wood veneer tiles, through canopies and suspension and perimeter systems, to intelligent ceilings.

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