Throughout the previous 11 years, DaVinci Roofscapes, a division of Westlake Royal Constructing Merchandise™ USA Inc. has reprocessed greater than 10.9 million kilos of polymer scrap supplies. Together with the upcoming Earth Day on April 22, the composite slate and shake roofing producer introduced that its operations efficiently recycled 1,697,249 kilos of polymer waste in 2022 … probably the most ever recycled by the corporate in a single yr and a brand new roofing scrap recycling document.
“That is greater than half 1,000,000 kilos of scrap in extra of what we reprocessed in 2021,” based on Mark Pagel, basic supervisor at DaVinci Roofscapes in Lenexa, Kansas. “For the sixth consecutive yr now we have contributed to web zero landfill scrap. Our waste is repurposed and reused, making this plant an exceptionally environmentally pleasant operation.”
Zero Waste At all times a Prime Aim
At DaVinci, each pound of polyethylene scrap generated by the corporate’s expansive manufacturing operation goes into repurposed product. Inexperienced initiatives are all the time being enhanced to guarantee scrap from making roofing tiles is recycled. The primary precedence is to reuse the product on the Lenexa operations.
“We make our composite roofing and siding tiles with virgin polymers,” says Pagel. “Our merchandise are created in dozens of colours and shade blends. After we change from one shade to a different, there’s a pure transitioning interval between the colours through the change. These transition tiles are ‘off spec’ and can’t be used, so we recycle them.”
Pagel relates that the transition tiles are rigorously pulled off the product line. They’re segregated into particularly coloured scrap bins. Prior to now yr, 635,941 kilos of those coloured tiles have been floor up and repurposed into starter roofing tiles, that are usually unseen on the roof. The reground product was additionally inserted into the underside cavity on strong accent roofing components, with virgin resins used on the highest seen portion of the product.
The rest of the recycled product was shipped out of the DaVinci facility to be used by different corporations. A kind of corporations, Dimex, used 539,414 kilos of recycled DaVinci product to make landscaping supplies for shopper use. The remaining 521,894 kilos that contributed to final yr’s roofing scrap recycling document have been shipped to further corporations that flip them into pallets.
Why Recycled Polymers Are Useful
DaVinci slate and shake tiles are product of virgin resins, UV and thermal stabilizers. A extremely specialised hearth retardant is added to the combo, making them hearth resistant. DaVinci merchandise are warranted to final many years on properties and industrial initiatives. Nonetheless, after their lifespan, they’re additionally 100% recyclable. These similar options make the recycled polymers advantageous when they’re utilized in recycled merchandise.
Made for practical magnificence, excessive efficiency and low upkeep, DaVinci merchandise resist splitting, cracking, curling and fading. Every polyethylene tile has been crafted to withstand excessive winds, mould, algae, fungus and bugs. DaVinci composite merchandise are Class A fireplace and Class 4 impression rated. They’re licensed by ASMD 3161 to straight line winds as much as 110 mph and hurricane excessive velocity winds as much as 180 mph. DaVinci merchandise meet the code restrictions to be used by Miami-Dade County, FL NOA, HVSH (TAS 125, as much as 180 mph) CA Title 24, Texas Dept. of Insurance coverage, WUI 4175 and CCMC14094-R.
Manufactured on the DaVinci Roofscapes facility in Kansas, the composite shake siding and roofing tiles are made with shade all through every bit and require no portray. The composite tiles function an environmentally pleasant different to actual wooden shakes, pure slate tiles and plastic siding.