UK sustainable flooring recycling scheme Recofloor welcomed 38 new members in 2025, rounding off an award‑winning year in which it collected 563 tonnes of flooring – enough material to cover 26 regulation‑sized football pitches.
This marks a 6% year‑on‑year rise in material recovered and brings the total collected since the scheme was founded by Altro and Polyflor in 2009 to 8,016 tonnes (the same weight as 5,726 black rhinos).
Of the flooring gathered in 2025, 21 tonnes were able to be repurposed for reuse; this was made possible through valuable logistical and operational support from Headlam Group.
Throughout the year, Recofloor supported 126 collectors and expanded its availability in Northern Ireland, reinstating collections for waste vinyl flooring in the Belfast area through distributor Provincial Floorcoverings (PFL).
Alongside its core recycling activities, the Recofloor team remains at the centre of encouraging progress and collaboration across the industry. This included exhibiting at The Flooring Show for the first time and hosting its in‑person Sustainability and Awards event at the Belfry Hotel, featuring talks from several key industry voices and attended by representatives of Altro and Polyflor.
Recofloor also celebrated receiving both a Green World Ambassador and a CSR Award, recognising its commitment to achieving best practice in environmental and corporate social responsibility.
“2025 has been a really positive year for Recofloor, and we are delighted to be welcoming even more members to our scheme,” says Carla Eslava, Project Manager at Recofloor. “Over the next year we will continue to increase support for our members and their clients through the implementation and deployment of Recofloor at project sites; additionally, we are looking at how we can improve operational efficiencies so that we further reduce the environmental impact of flooring across the industry.”
Recofloor continues to keep members updated through its monthly newsletter and annual Recofloor Awards, which remain open for entry until Friday 20th March 2026.