Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Recycling Post-Consumer Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Window Profiles
Agreement Number:
1023313
Agreement Value:
$417,534.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 28, 2024 - Oct 31, 2026
Description:
The Project aims to pilot a PVC window recycling program to reduce GHG and other environmental impacts, conserve resources, and promote the circular economy within the construction industry. PVC windows are a significant source of embodied carbon emissions due to the embodied carbon in the glass and the PVC. The manufacture of PVC is highly carbon intensive, resulting in substantial carbon emissions per kg of product. Currently, post-consumer PVC window profiles are not being recycled and are sent to landfills. Developing an alternative approach that allows for the recycling of end-of-life PVC windows will reduce the need for landfilling, reduce emissions associated with all window components, and reduce plastic waste. Key challenges include demonstrating effective PVC recycling processes and determining the extent to which PVC can be recovered and reused in new windows. This project serves as a model for contributing to a lower carbon and more sustainable future.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Niagara Falls, Ontario, CA L2J 1C6
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q3-1023313
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
776958522
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Vinyl Institute of Canada
Federal Riding Name:
Niagara Falls--Niagara-on-the-Lake
Federal Riding Number:
35070
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710