Coatings, Sealants & Paints
Re-claimed, re-engineered -
recycled paint creates circular economy
Dulux Trade becomes first major UK paint brand
to launch recycled paint in partnership with
Veolia UK. The resulting product offers a beautiful white
matt finish, perfect for interior walls across a
wide range of projects.
As part of its ongoing commitment to reducing
the impact of paint on the environment, experts
at Dulux Trade with Veolia have created a
ground-breaking matt emulsion made from 35
per cent recycled paint. Paul Murgett, Sustainability Manager at Dulux
Trade, said: “With over 700 million litres of paint
being sold every year**, millions of litres of
unused paint are put into landfill or incinerated.
The market leaders have developed Evolve Matt,
a revolutionary product made from the leftover
paint that remains in tins after use, in a bid to
reduce the amount of unwanted paint going to
waste.
To create Dulux Trade Evolve, the brand has
partnered with resource management experts
Veolia, to extract and reprocess unused white
paint from tins at its recycling centres.
In doing so, Dulux Trade has reduced the carbon
footprint of each litre of Evolve paint produced
by more than 10 per cent*, helping paint
specifications to hit sustainability targets.
Veolia collects paint deposited by residents at
their household waste recycling centres and
takes it to its remanufacturing plant. The paint
is refined and filtered before being transported
to a manufacturing facility where it is combined
with new paint, re-engineered and tested
extensively, ensuring that every tin on sale
maintains the high standards expected of Dulux
Trade.
“Evolve, developed as a result of years of
investment, hard work and commitment to
improve our sustainable offering, is the first
step towards reducing this quantity.
“A dedicated team of experts have been working
behind the scenes to develop this product -
which is as quality driven as it is sustainable.
testing by research and development experts,
but it was also blind tested by painting
contractors, as well as successful small scale
trials with the Co-op and Waitrose & Partners,
among others.
The launch of this new paint is just one step on
a journey Dulux Trade is taking towards meeting
sustainability targets and creating a circular
economy for paint.
Evolve is available in white only at present and
will be available from late October 2019. Find
out more at www.duluxtrade.co.uk/evolve.
“By introducing Evolve, we will help to reduce
the carbon footprint of our Dulux Trade
products, and help our customers reach their
sustainability goals too.
Gavin Graveson, Executive Vice President Veolia
UK and Ireland said “How many of us have old
tins of paint just taking up space in our sheds
or cupboards? Now we have a solution where
residents can bring us their paint and we can
give it a new lease of life with Dulux Trade
Evolve. We will continue to look for solutions to
close the loop on products that otherwise were
going to waste.”
Dulux Trade Evolve Matt has been five years in
the making and not only underwent rigorous
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