Chokka Jocko Locko – Window Recycling Comes To Scotland

Eurocell has expanded its post-consumer PVC-U recycling programme, with a huge locking in of Scotland for the first time in a massive expansion of the service.

53 branches have been added into the scheme to create a 142-strong network for the trade.

Eurocell branches in Edinburgh, Edinburgh West, Falkirk, Glasgow and Glasgow East are now actively participating in the scheme.

Despite PVC-U being highly recyclable and having a potential lifespan of up to 350 years, installers and the trade have historically faced limited access to practical recycling routes. Bulky window and door frames present severe operational challenges on small sites, frequently resulting in expensive skip hire costs cutting into project margins, time-consuming, unpaid trips to local tips and valuable, recyclable materials ultimately being treated as general waste.

Expanding partnerships

Working with Biffa and major regional waste management partners, including Rhinos, CTSR, D&G, Avon Reclamation, and PVC Collections, Eurocell is providing installers with a localised, efficient route to dispose of replacement materials.

Through the expanded network, trade customers can easily arrange domestic and small-load collections via their local branch or by phone. Material is collected, consolidated at regional transfer stations and transported to Eurocell’s specialist recycling facilities in Ilkeston, Derbyshire and Selby, North Yorkshire, where it is re-ground and extruded to be manufactured into new window and door profiles.

Closed loop

Joy Naylor, Manufacturing & Recycling Director at Eurocell, said: “We know that dealing with old, bulky window frames is a massive operational headache and a growing cost for window and door installers and fitters. By expanding our recycling network to 142 branches, we are taking the hassle out of waste disposal.

“Our closed-loop system means the trade can drop off waste or arrange collections locally, saving them skip fees and time off the tools. Just as importantly, it gives our installers a brilliant sustainability story to tell their homeowner customers, proving that the old windows they remove are being responsibly recycled right here in the UK and going back into the manufacture of new PVC-U windows and doors at our manufacturing facility in Derbyshire.”

Eurocell operates the largest closed-loop PVC-U recycling system in the UK. In 2025 alone, Eurocell processed 36,000 tonnes of recycled PVC-U through its operations and achieved 30% recycled content across its extruded products, keeping valuable materials in circulation.

Picture: To find your nearest participating branch or to book a waste collection on the branch finder below.

www.eurocell.co.uk/branch-finder