The Vinyl Sustainability Council awarded Deceuninck North America with the 2025 Recycling Award for its Vinyl Buy Back Program. Deceuninck’s efforts have yielded more than a million pounds of recycled PVC that have been diverted from landfills and recycled to help advance circularity within the vinyl industry.
Award details
The Vinyl Sustainability Council Recycling Award recognizes the efforts of recyclers and product manufacturers with operations in North America that find new solutions and markets for PVC end-of-life or scrap materials, increase use of recycled vinyl content in their products, or engage in partnerships with companies in take-back programs.
Deceuninck's Vinyl Buy Back Program
Through its Vinyl Buy Back Program, Deceuninck partners with fabricators to reclaim PVC scrap and end-cuts, recycling more than 1.5 million pounds in 2024 alone. The organization installed a dedicated Buyback Sorting Line, using both repurposed equipment and newly fabricated tools to efficiently handle and sort returned materials. The initiative benefits a range of stakeholders by fostering efficient operations, cost savings and eco-friendly building solutions while advancing the long-term sustainability of vinyl as a building material.
What leadership says
“We are proud to present the 2025 Recycling Award to Deceuninck for their innovative Vinyl Buy Back Program,” says Jay Thomas, Executive Director of the VSC. “We have been impressed with how Deceuninck is working with fabricators to ensure their PVC scrap end-cuts are contributing to a circular system. We look forward to watching this program grow and have a continued impact on diverting PVC products from landfills.”
“Sustainability is one of the core organizational pillars at Deceuninck,” says Terrence Ceulemans, president of Deceuninck North America. “Through these programs, we are able to maximize eco-friendliness and minimize waste early on in the production process. In doing so, we lower carbon footprint, reduce landfill volume and emissions, and cut back on reliance on virgin PVC material. It is a win for us, our customers, and the planet.”
