I m told that schuco s are made with 100 virgin vinyl no recycled etc don t know about other brands.
Virgin vinyl vs recycled vinyl windows.
Virgin vinyl first generation vinyl windows include no recycled material.
Not surprisingly these will also be more expensive than recycled windows.
Pure virgin vinyl is a stronger material and is more durable than the alternative.
Recycled tends to be not as strong can warp.
Re ground or recycled and virgin made from scratch.
Re ground vinyl is made with vinyl resin and is everywhere from fencing to pool liners.
One topic that is worth considering is whether your vinyl floor is made of pure virgin material or is recycled.
While this can reduce the cost of the window it can also affect the durability and longevity.
The way i understood it the 100 virgin refers to the vinyl not the whole window since our rep also said that obviously there must be adhesives and binding agents to hold it all together.
Although the word recycled would imply a more ecological and sustainable alternative the story is more complicated.
Recycled vinyl can yellow and crack.
Oh i meant to say that this salesman said virgin vinyl was better.
This results in most durable long lasting windows that capture all the benefits of pvc as a material.
There are two different types of manufactured vinyl.
We were impressed with the windows but the price was a shocker.
Vinyl windows come in different grades the most popular being recycled vinyl or pure virgin vinyl.
As you may have guessed in this scenario both types of vinyl are used.
While andersen s development of fibrex benefits the company it also benefits the environment.
Using all re ground vinyl resin for windows can reduce the cost but it adversely affects the quality of the product.
But not all vinyl is the same.
These are the strongest and most durable type of vinyl windows.
But since andersen produces so few vinyl clad windows it needs to supplement with virgin vinyl.
First generation vinyl windows use no recycled material in the manufacturing process.
Recycled vinyl is made from a variety of recycled vinyl products.
As such there are three ways to manufacture vinyl windows.
This type of vinyl is a byproduct of various recycled vinyl products.
