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Do You Care To Go Green?
The first step towards going for ISO 14001 must be a positive answer to the question: do you care about your company’s impact on the environment?...
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Don’t Dump Doors
Doors, windows and garden doors are needlessly being dumped into landfill but could easily be reused, the boss of an upcycling company has said.
Green Doors CEO Joseph Holman founded his company with a set of French doors he found in a skip back in 2014.
On Earth Day, (Monday 22 April), Holman took to the social media airwaves to urge the construction industry to stop accepting that all waste is destined for landfill and to reuse resources.
He says: “There’s money to be made from reselling. Many builders and other trades people are missing a trick by throwing all waste into skips while there’s a growing upcycling market.”
Money for nothing
Holman adds: “If they take more care when removing old doors and windows, they could end up making hundreds of pounds on top of their work at the site.
“It’s possible to do things that benefit both the wallet and the planet.”
Recycling
Homan is big on re-using resources. Of course, many of the PVC-U profile suppliers in the UK will buy any suitable plastic to be recycled. Whjile the GGF and FENSA offer a scheme for PVC-U, wood and alumininium.
Extended lifespan
Holman believes the habits of the industry have to change. He says: “With the theme of this year’s Earth Day being ‘Planet vs. Plastics’, I think windows and doors should be put under the spotlight – you can extend their lifespan as we do here at Green Doors (or tap into PVC-U recycling schemes). A PVC-U door will never biodegrade. Once it’s in landfill, that’s where it will stay. Let’s slam the door on this wasteful practice.
“More than 10 billion doors are produced every year across the world with some not even making it out of the factory due to manufacturing errors. But most windows and doors can enjoy at least a second life.
Some companies deliberately destroy doors rather than allowing us to rescue them.”
Last year, Green Doors rescued over 3,000 items destined for landfill and currently has thousands of doors and windows for sale in its 50,000 square foot warehouse. The business now produces revenues of close to £2m and has 30 employees.
Picture: Joseph Holman is on a mission to provide every door with a second life and to stop PVC-U going to landfill.
Article written by Cathryn Ellis
26th April 2024