RRF DATABASE - RECYCLING

Here are some useful public domain reports onrecycling, which you may find of interest.

If, on the other hand, you want to learn more about the Forum's own studies, then follow this link to the folder of your choice.

• Assessment of multi-unit recycling in Ontario (0.2 MB)

The Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) initiated this project in recognition of the need to increase diversion rates from multi-unit residential buildings in Ontario. This report is the first assessment with a province-wide focus on the types of multi-unit diversion programs currently in use, their characteristics and their effectiveness.

The information compiled during this study will help municipalities, private companies and building managers establish efficient and cost-effective diversion programs in the future.

• Industrial Resilient Floor Tiles made from Post-Consumer Carpet Waste: Processability and Performance Tom Ricciardelli Ming Lu SelecTech, Inc. Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development Technical Research Program January 2000 (0.3 MB)

This report has been reviewed by the Chelsea Center for Recycling and Economic Development and approved for publication. This project was funded by EOEA through the Clean Environment Fund, which is comprised of unredeemed bottle deposits.

RepTileä is a resilient floor tile made from a blend of post-industrial, flexible PVC and postconsumer carpet waste by SelecTech, Inc. The RepTile is a 24” x 24” x 0.2” thick, interlocking floor tile that is ideal for use in high traffic and production areas that require durability and ease of maintenance. RepTiles are installed by interlocking the tiles together without glues. The interlocking edges and the weight of the tiles keep the tiles in place. This alleviates a lot of cost, labor and subfloor preparation that is normally found with conventional glue-down flooring. During early production and sale of this product, several problems were discovered that were related to distortion of the tiles in the field.

This project was designed to determine the cause of these problems and modify both the process and the material formulation to overcome the problems. During the project, it was discovered that high percentages of post-consumer carpet waste in the final product increased the severity and occurrence of tile distortion. It was determined that the level of mixing of the material blend also affected the level of distortion and that by increasing the level of blending, distortion could be eliminated even at higher carpet concentrations.

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