uPVC window frame recycling for the trade
We collect old uPVC windows, doors, conservatory frames and offcuts from fabricators, installers, housing associations, councils and demolition contractors. Collection and disposal are free for trade loads, and you get an electronic waste transfer note (eWTN) within 24 hours. We come same or next day across the North West, Liverpool, North Wales, the Midlands and Yorkshire, and within the week everywhere else.
At a glance
- Free collection for trade loads
- Glass taken out on site, by you or by us
- Rebates on clean volume
- Cages and skips supplied
- eWTN within 24 hours
- Environment Agency licensed carrier
Scrap uPVC windows, doors and offcuts we take
Window frames, doors, conservatory frames, roofline and factory offcuts are all fine, in any colour, foil or system. If you are not sure about something, send us a photo and we will tell you.
We collect
- uPVC window framesCasement, tilt-and-turn, sash and French windows in white, woodgrain, rosewood or anthracite. The glass comes out on site before collection. Steel reinforcement and handles can stay in.
- uPVC doorsFront, back, patio, French and bi-fold doors. Composite doors with a uPVC frame are fine too. Leave the hardware on.
- Conservatory framesFrames, side panels and polycarbonate roof sheets from full strip-outs. Glass roofs go through our glass service.
- Fabricator offcutsProfile offcuts, trim, beading and cill ends straight from the saw. This is the cleanest material we handle and it earns the best rebate.
- Redundant bar lengthsFull lengths of profile you no longer need, such as old stock or discontinued ranges, in any colour. More on bar lengths and mis-measures.
- Mis-measuresWindows and doors made to the wrong size that were never fitted. They earn a rebate.
- RooflineuPVC fascia, soffit, cladding and guttering removed on replacement jobs.
Call us first
- Timber and aluminium framesThese are not our main stream, but we can sometimes route them. Ask before you load them.
- Mixed skipsuPVC buried in general waste cannot be recycled. Keep it separate. For the rest of the job, see site waste skips.
- Asbestos or contaminated materialThis needs a specialist licensed contractor. We cannot take it.
How a collection works
There is no account to open and no minimum contract. Single jobs are welcome, and regular fabricators get a cage and a schedule.
Call or email us photos
Tell us what you have, where it is and roughly how much. A couple of photos of the pile is enough. We quote the same working day.
We book the collection
In our hub regions we collect the same or next day, and within the week elsewhere. We fit around your yard or site hours.
We load up and send the paperwork
Our driver loads from your site and your eWTN is emailed within 24 hours. The frames go to a UK reprocessor and come back as new profile.
Collection from the house
If the job is on one of our routes, we can collect the old frames straight from the property, so your fitters don't have to bring them back to the yard.
How your old frames are recycled
uPVC is one of the few plastics that goes back into the same product.
What happens to old windows and doors
- Deglazed and collected The glass comes out on site, by you or by us. The frames, doors and offcuts are then loaded and weighed in.
- Shredded The deglazed frames go through a shredder and come out in pieces.
- Metal out Magnets pull out the steel reinforcement, hinges and handles for scrap metal.
- Granulated The clean uPVC is ground down into small chip.
- Cleaned and micronised Rubber and other plastics are separated out, and the chip is ground fine.
- New window profile The recycled uPVC goes into the core of new window frames.
What happens to offcuts and bar lengths
- Collected Offcuts and redundant bar lengths are collected from your cages or racks and weighed in. All colours can go in the same cage.
- Granulated The offcuts and bars go through a granulator and come out as small chip.
- Colour sorted The chip is sorted by colour, so you don't have to sort it yourself.
- Extruded The sorted chip is melted and pushed through an extruder.
- New products It comes out as new uPVC products.
Cages and skips
For uPVC we use stillage cages and 12 or 20 yard roll-on roll-off containers. Our other skip sizes are for general site waste. We supply our own, so there is no skip-hire company in the middle.
Rebates on clean uPVC
Collection is free for any trade load. On clean, high-volume material we pay a rebate on top, depending on what the material is and how much of it there is.
Fabricator offcuts are worth the most. Redundant bar lengths, mis-measures and deglazed frames also earn a rebate, whatever the colour. Rebates are for loads with no glass, or very little. Loads are weighed on a weighbridge or priced per van load, and rebates are paid within 24 hours. See scrap prices and rebates. Frames we deglaze for you on site, and anything with a lot of contamination, are collected free but do not earn a rebate, because the cost of sorting them and taking the glass out sits with us.
Send us photos and we will tell you what, if anything, we can pay. There is more on how the numbers work in our post on the cost of disposing of uPVC windows.
Where we collect from
Each hub runs its own vehicles, so the nearest one comes to you. Pick your area for local detail.
Common questions
Where can I dispose of old uPVC windows?
Do you take glazed frames?
Is collection really free?
What paperwork do I get?
How much do you need before you will collect?
Do you collect from the whole of the UK?
What happens to the frames after collection?
More answers on the FAQ page.
Book a collection
Collection is free for trade loads, and same or next day around our hubs. Call 0330 043 5543 or send an enquiry with your postcode and roughly what you have. Photos help us price it.
Get a collection quote
Sat 6am – 2pmOut-of-hours emails are usually answered by 8am the next working day.