HEXIS launches PVC recycling program in France

HEXIS SAS has unveiled its new solution for recovering self-adhesive film and liners.

The new programme covers the recovery of Kraft liners, Kraft PE liners and PVC films (coloured, printed or laminated) from converting, weeding, removal and other scraps, and is being implemented with their network of partners and clients in France.

Similarly to the company’s launch of the roll end piece recovery programme last year,  current and future customers such as converters, printers and processors can now recycle PVC waste with HEXIS.

The QHSE team at HEXIS has established a partnership with three organisations that facilitate the industrial reuse of materials across a network of partners and clients in France.

Every year more than 400,000 tonnes of paper liner are consumed in Europe, and in France alone, almost 2 million tonnes of PVC. Making both financial and ecological savings, the new collection programme offers clients new possibilities for recycling in a sustainable way.

For participating partners in the network, HEXIS says that recycling liners reduces waste, increases savings, and reduces their carbon footprint.

To become a collector in the network,  businesses need to register in a CSR process and recover their waste. The network and programme is currently only available in France.

The objective of this approach is to limit the environmental impact of operations. HEXIS says it is looking to reduce waste at the source whilst seeking innovative solutions to increase recycling, with the aim of taking sustainable action to reduce the amount of waste produced.

The HEXIS CSR policy on waste recycling is centred primarily on four strategic lines:

1. Constantly reduce released atmospheric emissions

2. Reduce the amount of waste we generate while prioritising the recycling of materials

3. Propose solutions to optimise the end-of-life of our products

4. Reduce our energy impact by using the right and sufficient amount of energy