Norwich Plastics

Recycled PVC and vinyl find versatile applications across various industries, contributing to sustainable practices and reducing the demand for raw materials. However, disposing of a significant portion of PVC or vinyl in landfills can lead to environmental degradation and resource depletion. The ongoing disposal of PVC in landfills increases waste volumes, releasing harmful substances into the environment over time. This worsens landfill management and underscores the failure to recover valuable materials through recycling, perpetuating an unsustainable waste disposal model.

Alternatively, recycling PVC and vinyl entails contamination, intricate sorting processes, and the necessity for standardized recycling, posing challenges in preserving the quality of reusable materials.

Norwich Plastics is a company that works to overcome these issues to turn trash into treasure. They are dedicated to recycling PVC and excel at transforming discarded materials into valuable products for diverse industries, prioritizing environmental sustainability and resource conservation. The company is aware of the significant struggles with recycling, i.e., the mixing of PVC products with other materials, which requires thorough sorting. Norwich Plastics tackles this by using its advanced sorting technologies to produce recycled material that can be used in diverse applications. The company excels in circular and full circular recycling solutions, but when end-of-use materials cannot be reincorporated into their original use, Norwich Plastics finds non-competing markets for materials that cannot be reused by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or brand owner. For materials with questionable legacy additives, Norwich often develops compounds for non-cosmetic and non-contact applications. Norwich Plastics also prioritizes repeatability, ensuring they consistently meet customer specifications, processability, and quality.

By turning discarded PVC into valuable compounds, Norwich offers material for various industries such as construction materials, coated fabrics & textiles, packaging, flooring products, and the lawn, garden, and agriculture industry, reflecting its dedication to environmental sustainability and resource conservation.

Ultimately, Norwich Plastics’ mission is to reduce the demand for raw materials by promoting the reuse of recycled PVC in diverse applications. To that end, Norwich Plastics recently helped a fabric manufacturer recycle their unusable scrap by developing an entirely novel product focused on thermal protection, air and moisture control, and sound attenuation. This inventive creation solved the manufacturer’s scrap PVC problem, and the end product proved highly marketable.

“Many of these ideas are dependent on our customer’s product makeup. We were able to take the scrap that nobody else could use and come up with a feedstock that can make a complimentary product. It’s fascinating to witness the transformation of something destined for the landfill into this new application,” said Tribu Persaud, director of business at Norwich Plastics.

Today, PVC recycling is essential when considering the wide range of its applications and its potential to do good for the environment. Its ability to transform discarded materials into valuable products helps Norwich Plastics cater to a broad customer base, including in hose and tubing, profile manufacturing, siding, roofing, and even products like toilet plungers or sound attenuation materials. Needless to say, Norwich Plastics is paving a path of sustainability, transforming remnants into eco-friendly products that protect the environment.

The company has excelled in recycling PVC products for more than three decades, across its 5 facilities (2 in Ontario and 3 in Tennessee), demonstrating its potential for waste transformation and underscoring its commitment to crafting a greener future with expertise.