| Product type | Organisation/ Programme | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Carpet & Flooring | ANKER - Reuse or recycle into cement industry "thermal recycling" | Revive Tiles - Our take-back program - ANKER carpets |
| Carpet & Flooring | Burmatex - They will take back and reuse or send for incineration. | Take Back Service | Burmatex® |
| Carpet & Flooring | Ege Carpets design long-lasting products, use resources smarter and continue to find new ways to keep materials and carpets in circulation. | CircleBack - How it works - https://www.egecarpets.com/en-gb/sustainability |
| Carpet & Flooring | Interface – ReEntry Programme Take-back of Interface carpet tiles for recycling | https://www.interface.com/GB/en-GB/sustainability/recycling |
| Carpet & Flooring | Modulyss - partnering with Uplyfted in the UK (https://uplyfted.co.uk/) | https://www.modulyss.com/en-GB/take-back-give-back |
| Carpet & Flooring | Recofloor - a collection and recycling service for commercial waste vinyl flooring across the UK. | https://www.recofloor.org/ |
| Carpet & Flooring | Shaw Contract – Take-Back Scheme | https://www.shawcontract.com/en-gb/sustainability/re-turn |
| Carpet & Flooring | Tarkett – ReStart Vinyl, carpet tiles and flooring returned for reuse/recycling | https://professionals.tarkett.co.uk/en_GB/node/restart-10623 |
| Carpet & Flooring | Milliken Carpet Take Back program provides a non-landfill disposal solution and ensures that used carpet is recovered and managed in the most environmentally, socially and financially responsible way. | https://www.milliken.com/en-us/businesses/chemical/blogs/reduce-reuse-recycle-replace |
| Carpet & Flooring | UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance (formerly Carpet Recycling UK) Not a single manufacturer, but an industry-wide scheme | https://uk-sfa.com/ |
| Ceilings | Armstrong Ceiling Recycling Programme Mineral ceiling tiles recycled into new tiles | https://www.armstrongceilings.com/commercial/en/performance/sustainable-building-design/ceiling-recycling-program.html |
| Ceilings | Ecophon - SoundCircularity™ Recycling service makes it easy for customers to do the right thing with recyclable acoustic panels and off-cuts. While the Recycling service is currently not available in the UK & Ireland, the UK and Ireland Business Unit are continually working towards our sustainability goals, we are proud of our European counterparts who have already take part in this scheme. | https://www.ecophon.com/uk/about-ecophon/sustainability/soundcircularity--recycling--reuse/ |
| Ceilings | OWAtecta S14 acoustic canopies are the first OWA ceiling system to be offered under their ‘Take-Back’ scheme. | https://owa-ceilings.co.uk/sustainability/ |
| Ceilings | Rockfon – Ceiling Tile Take-Back Rockwool-based ceiling tile recycling | https://www.rockfon.co.uk/sustainability/our-lifecycle-approach/recycling/ |
| Ceilings | SAS is committed to product stewardship, endeavour to minimise waste before, during and post-manufacture as well as offer a take-back scheme. | https://sasintgroup.com/info-hub/environmental-accreditation-statements/global-greentag-international/ |
| Electrical & Lighting | DRK Lighting - Saving the planet, one Remanufacture at a time | Energy-Efficient Lighting Original Equipment Remanufacturer Solutions | DRK Lighting |
| Electrical & Lighting | Egg lighting - Providing multi-sector supply, design, remanufacturing, and install services, all tailored to meet the specific needs of your business. | https://egglighting.com/lighting-remanufacture-service/ |
| Electrical & Lighting | Revitalite lighting | https://revitalite.co.uk/ |
| Electrical & Lighting | Signify (Philips) – Circular Lighting | https://www.signify.com/en-gb/sustainability/sustainable-lighting/circular-economy |
| Electrical & Lighting | Whitecroft (Fagerhult) - Vitality Relight supports the regeneration of our existing buildings. Looking in detail at the spaces to bring improved quality solutions that offer the greatest decarbonisation potential, by reducing waste, reusing assets and regenerating existing lighting systems. | https://www.whitecroftlighting.com/sustainability/vitality-relight/ |
| Electrical & Lighting | Zumtobel – Lighting Reuse / Recycling | https://www.zumtobel.co.uk/en-gb/sustainability/circular-economy |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | BB Designs has a bold mission to redefine interior design through sustainable and circular practices. | https://bbdesigns.uk/ Design. Track. Reclaim. Rebuild. |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Cast - New and remanufactured furniture. With over 6,000 sqft of secure and insured storage space, they have the ability to store your furniture, take it away to be absorbed into our up-cycling proposals or donate to their charitable partners. | https://castfurniture.uk/our-offer/ |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Coggin - Supplying, Refurbishing, Clearing & Recycling Office Furniture for Businesses in the UK. | https://www.coggin-sos.co.uk/ |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Crown Workspaces circular furniture services maximise the lifecycle of furniture assets within and beyond the workplace, reducing the need to buy new, delivering financial, environmental and social benefits. Will also take AV/IT tech. | https://crownworkspace.com/uk/services/circulate/ |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Herman Miller – Furniture Take-Back | https://www.millerknoll.com/environmental-social-impact/sustainability |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Orangebox – Office Furniture Return | https://www.orangebox.com/sustainability |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Senator Group - re:work offers a sustainability powered set of products and services which aim to extend product lifecycles, eliminate unnecessary waste and consumption, and promote the circular economy. | https://www.thesenatorgroup.com/sustainability/rework/refurbish |
| Furniture & Fit-Out | Steelcase – Circular Economy Programme | https://www.steelcase.com/people-planet/design-for-circularity/ |
| Insulation | Celotex (Soprema) – PIR Take-Back Initiatives - generally arranged through site-specific agreements | Apparently this is a service, but can't find anything on their website about it. |
| Insulation | Kingspan – Insulation Foam (just EPS?) Take-Back - just in South America at the moment? | https://www.kingspangroup.com/en/news-insights/new-use-for-insulated-panel-production-waste/ |
| Insulation | Kingspan Panel Take-Back Program (QuadCore Circularity - for reuse or recycling as appropriate) | https://www.kingspan.com/gb/en/knowledge-articles/quadcore-circularity/ |
| Insulation | Knauf Insulation – Take-Back Partnering with Veolia to use recycled glass (https://knauf.com/en-GB/sustainability/knauf-insulation/veolia) but can’t see a take back scheme in the UK. Knauf Insulation in Germany has developed a scheme to take back scrap Mineral Wool from construction sites and recycle it. The new system — ‘RESULATION’ — is designed to maximise resource use through recycling and contribute to minimising the environmental impact of construction waste. | https://www.knaufinsulation.com/new-era-of-recycling |
| Insulation | Rockwool – Stone Wool Recycling Clean offcuts accepted back | www.rockwool.com/siteassets/rw-uk/downloads/brochures/rockwool-uk-recycling-brochure.pdf |
| Ironmongery | Franchi PLC take back scheme - enquire directly regarding details. Franchi is a key player in the reuse of ironmongery, successfully piloting an ironmongery reuse initiative, focusing on reusing door handles and associated products. | www.franchi.co.uk |
| Metals | Aluminium - Hydro | https://www.hydro.com/en/global/aluminium/products/low-carbon-and-recycled-aluminium/recycled-aluminium/?gad_source=5&gad_campaignid=21936369119&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyp_yvZDfkgMVvZlQBh03vic_EAAYASAAEgL0XfD_BwE |
| Metals | Aluminium - Novelis, Leaders in closed-loop Recycling for the Aluminium Industry. | https://www.novelisrecycling.co.uk/private-sector/ |
| Metals | British Steel – Closed Loop Scrap Return | https://britishsteel.co.uk/who-we-are/sustainability/ |
| Metals | Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB) - Closed Loop Recycling Scheme. 2025 marked its strongest year of member participation since the programme was launched. The scheme enables members to return aluminium fabrication and installation scrap into a dedicated UK recycling stream ensuring that high-grade aluminium waste is retained within domestic circulation rather than being downcycled, exported or lost from the supply chain. | https://c-a-b.org.uk/closed-loop-recycling/ |
| Metals | Tata Steel – Steel Recycling | https://www.tatasteeluk.com/green-steel-future/circular-economy |
| Paint & Finishes | AkzoNobel (parent company of Dulux) – Community RePaint Reuse of surplus paint - ReColour brand | https://www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk/community-repaint-charity |
| Paint & Finishes | Crown Paints – Can Back Scheme | https://www.crowndecoratingcentres.co.uk/advice/blogs/canback |
| Paint & Finishes | Dulux Trade – Can Recycling Programme | https://www.duluxdecoratorcentre.co.uk/can-recycling |
| Pallets & Packaging | CHEP / IPP Pallet Return Systems | https://www.chep.com/uk/en/why-chep?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=521915903&utm_content=&utm_term=chep&msclkid=c935b5d1fd9319395d68dc425e090393 |
| Pallets & Packaging | EPAL Pallet Reuse | https://www.palettes-europe.com/en/circular-economy.html |
| Pallets & Packaging | Kingspan - EPS (see also insulation): Offer turnkey solutions through which EPS products can be taken back and recycled in a closed loop. In addition, as a member of the Association for European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (EUMEPS) and regional associations, we are encouraging industry organisations across Europe to increase the availability of EPS recycling schemes. | https://www.kingspan.com/ie/en/products/protective-packaging/ |
| Pallets & Packaging | Pallet Loop | https://www.thepalletloop.com/ |
| Pallets & Packaging | Protec closed loop recycling | https://protection.co.uk/closed-loop/ |
| Pallets & Packaging | Recycling of Plastic IBCs and drums (various suppliers) | For example - https://prdservices.co.uk/ |
| Plasterboard & Gypsum | British Gypsum – Plasterboard Recycling Service Take-back of offcuts and waste board via approved contractors | https://www.british-gypsum.com/sustainability/plasterboard-and-pallet-recycling-and-beyond |
| Plasterboard & Gypsum | Knauf – Plasterboard Recycling Closed loop recycling into new gypsum products | https://knauf.com/en-GB/our-services/knauf-gypsum/take-back-scheme |
| Plasterboard & Gypsum | Siniat / Etex – Gypsum Recycling Collection and reprocessing through partner waste companies | This is mentioned on their website but no detail, anywhere - https://www.siniat.co.uk/en-gb/projects/business-type/installers/ |
| Plasterboard & Gypsum | Troldtekt acoustic panels | www.troldtekt.co.uk/media/cfjhxf4j/troldtekt-take-back-scheme-uki-v01.pdf |
| Plastics & Drainage | Marley / Wavin – Take-Back Options (The Take Back Service is not currently operational in the UK (operational in other countried including Germany, Colombia, The Netherlands and Sweden) | https://wavin.com/global/en/news-and-cases/wavin-take-back-service-turning-used-pipes-into-new-products-globally |
| Plastics & Drainage | Polypipe – Plastic Pipe Recycling | https://www.polypipe.com/commercial-building-services/blog/distributor-recycling-scheme |
| PPE | Staysafe PPE reuse & recycling. PPE for reuse is returned labelled and sized and ready to re-issue. PPE not suitable for reuse is processed in the UK. | https://pperecycling.co.uk/ |
| Raised Access Floors | Kingspan/ Tate - for reuse, remanufacture or recycling | www.kingspan.com/content/dam/kingspan/access-floors/knowledge-articles/kingspan-take-back-scheme-one-page-leaflet-en-gb-ie.pdf |
| Raised Access Floors | RMF - for reuse, remanufacture or recycling | https://www.rmf-services.co.uk/circular_economy_guidance_.aspx |
| Temporary Works & Site Materials | Heras fencing / hoarding panel reuse | For example https://reuseawall.com/ or https://www.altradgeneration.com/en-gb/solutions/fencing-and-hoarding |
| Temporary Works & Site Materials | MPH - Site cabin reuse/ recycle | https://mphbuildingsystems.co.uk/sell-my-modular-building/ |
| Temporary Works & Site Materials | Portakabin - Site cabin buy-back or lease return | https://www.portakabin.com/gb-en/how-we-work/our-services/sell-back-your-modular-building/ |
| Temporary Works & Site Materials | Scaffold board return to suppliers | Or divert them from waste by passing them on to a local Community Wood Recycling depot - https://communitywoodrecycling.org.uk/ |
| Temporary Works & Site Materials | Temporary fencing return schemes | for example - https://fastfence.co.uk/hoarding-buyback/ |
| Temporary Works & Site Materials | Temporary protection materials: Proguard Correx® plastic sheeting | https://siteprodirect.co.uk/recycling-scheme |
| Windows, Glazing & Facades | Kingspan Light + Air launches its first RECOVR takeback scheme in the Netherlands End-of-life recycling available for selected aluminium products and glass roof systems. (Only in Holland at the moment) | https://www.kingspan.com/ie/en/news/kla-recovr-netherlands/ |
| Windows, Glazing & Facades | Optima - takeback scheme for glazed partitions Take Back to Give Back | www.optimasystems.com/glass-partitions-take-back-to-give-back/ |
| Windows, Glazing & Facades | Pilkington Glass Recycling | https://www.pilkington.com/en-gb/uk/sustainability/renewglass |
| Windows, Glazing & Facades | Rehau – Polymer Window Recycling | https://window.rehau.com/uk-en/why-choose-pvcu/sustainability-recycling |
| Windows, Glazing & Facades | Saint-Gobain Glass Recycling | https://www.saint-gobain-glass.co.uk/sustainability/glass-forever/ |
| Windows, Glazing & Facades | VEKA – PVCu Frame Recycling | https://www.vekauk.com/sustainability/ |
