Plain-English writing on uPVC recycling, glass, sealed units, waste compliance, scrap pricing and the regulatory side of running a window-trade business in the UK.
From skip to pellet: what actually happens to a uPVC window after we collect it — and why landfill stopped being the answer years ago.
Read article →A plain-English Section 34 duty-of-care guide. What an eWTN is, what it must contain, and why it's not optional — even for one-job loads.
Read article →What you'll pay (or get paid) to clear uPVC windows in the UK, in 2026 — by load size, frame condition, and whether you're trade or one-off.
Read article →Trade collection from Wigan to Bolton, Salford to Stockport — what we cover from our Wigan hub and how same-day works in one of the densest window markets in the UK.
Read article →Failed unit, intact unit, triple-glazed, argon-filled — what changes (and what doesn't) when an insulated glass unit hits a recycler's facility.
Read article →Why fabricator offcuts are the highest-value uPVC waste stream, what 'closed-loop' actually means in profile manufacturing, and how trade collection works around your shift pattern.
Read article →Where uPVC sits in the DEFRA waste hierarchy, what the BPF Recovinyl scheme is actually doing, and the commercial case for closed-loop recycling — not just the environmental one.
Read article →A turnkey guide for window merchants and trade counters: how to offer recycling as a value-add to installer customers without taking on operational headache or compliance risk.
Read article →If there's a uPVC, glass or trade-waste question you can't find an answer to here, email us — we'll either answer direct or write the article.