ReCover recycling and re-use program for flooring

A new life for floors

As part of our drive to 100% product circularity, ReCover aims to maximise the amount of material that we recycle into new floors. The program gives us a way to collect off-cuts and old floors to be recycled or re-used. And by making floors that are easier to recycle through click and loose lay technologies, the impact of ReCover is improved.

1 - Collecting
After installation or at end-of-life, off-cuts and old floors are collected into bags or on pallets. The customer contacts us to arrange collection

2 - Transport
Depending on what we’ve collected, we bring the waste back to our recycling centres, or send it to one of our partners.

3 - Sorting
Before the collected materials are ready for recycling, they will be sorted and cleaned before being shredded and recycled.

4 - Recycling
The action or process of converting waste into reusable material.

• At our own recycling plant or external recycler.
• Destination recyclate:
  • Raw material for new floorings.
  • If too contaminated or not REACH compliant, it’s turned into raw material for road furniture.

5 - New floors
The recycled material is used as raw material for new vinyl floors.

6 - Other applications
Because some post-consumer floors can’t be recycled into new flooring because they are not REACH compliant, we’ll find other applications such as footwear, street furniture and outdoor tiles.

1 - Collecting

- The post consumer floor is placed on pallets and robustly shrink-wrapped with a plastic foil.
- The carpet tiles are stacked 4 piles to a pallet
- The customer contacts us for the collection of the goods.

2 - Transport

- Transport is organized by us.
- The post consumer floor is shipped to a by IVC determined re-use partner.

3 - Sorting

- Before the goods get a new life, they are sorted by hand. They are selected on external specifications and other product specifications such as the click profile or backing.

4 - Cleaning

- Before the floors can be re-used, they are cleaned. This ensures that the floors are almost as new.

5 - New life

- The re-used floors are either donated for social re-use or sold by our specialized re-use partner.

For post installation waste (off-cuts)

ReCover can take back any off-cuts of IVC Commercial floors.

• Inform us that you want to be part of the ReCover program
• You will receive a form by Custom Service
• Complete the form and order your bag together with your new floor
• The bag arrives on site with your floor
• Place your off-cuts in the bag and palletise, keeping the bag clean and dry at all times – there’s handy instructions included
• Once the project is finished or your bags need collecting, send an email to recover@ivc-commercial.com to arrange shipment
• The pallets will be collected and sent for recycling
• A certificate will be provided with the equivalent of CO₂ saved by recycling or Re-use

For post-consumer waste

ReCover can reclaim the following used floors: carpet tiles (also non IVC carpet tiles), luxury vinyl tiles excluding permanently glued down luxury vinyl tiles and heterogeneous vinyl excluding permanently glued down heterogeneous vinyl and heterogeneous vinyl with a textile backing.

• Inform us that you want to be part of the ReCover program
• We’ll carry out a site inspection and provide you with a quotation
• Sign-up to the ReCover agreement
• The old floor needs to be strapped down on pallets, keeping it dry at all times
• When the pallets are ready for shipment, email recover@ivc-commercial.com to arrange collection
• The pallets will be collected and sent for processing
• A certificate will be provided with the equivalent of CO₂ saved by recycling or Re-use