Rockfon North America, part of ROCKWOOL Group, announced the launch of its Rockcycle take-back program. Customers now can fully support their building project sustainability goals by bringing their end-of-life stone wool acoustic ceiling tiles and panels to ROCKWOOL manufacturing facilities in Mississippi and West Virginia. Stone wool can be repeatedly recycled while maintaining its essential performance properties.
Supported with a 30-year warranty, Rockfon acoustic stone wool ceiling tiles and panels have a long lifespan, contributing to commercial and industrial projects’ interior designs and overall footprint. Anticipating customers’ future needs, the Rockcycle program offers a sustainable choice to reduce waste from their projects and extend the material’s use beyond the end of the project life cycle.
“We fully support the transition to a society based on circular economy principles,” explained Rachel Berkin, LEED AP O+M, Rockfon senior sustainability manager. “Circularity is at the core of our sustainability strategy because of stone wool’s remarkable benefits. Two important traits are its recyclability and durability. Stone wool is endlessly recyclable, meaning that it can be recycled again and again while maintaining its performance properties. The Rockfon team is excited to bring this program to the North American market and offer this sustainable option to our customers.”
In North America, qualified, end-of-life stone wool will be received at two ROCKWOOL factories in West Virginia and Mississippi. The material can then be fed back into the production cycle, conserving resources and minimizing waste. Through this process, new high-quality stone wool products are manufactured and contain post-consumer recycled content.
Stone wool is manufactured primarily with basalt rock, one of the world’s most abundant and continuously generated resources. Harnessing the inherent properties of stone, Rockfon creates ceiling tiles and panels products resistant to the toughest conditions. Stone wool is antimicrobial without any additives, flame-resistant, hydrophobic and sound-absorptive. These properties are delivered in an acoustic ceiling tile product that contributes to safe, comfortable and beautiful spaces.
Rockfon promotes sustainability and solutions, inspired by nature. Its stone wool is a fully recyclable material and part of a “closed loop” process. Rockfon’s manufacturing process has always been circular, and the Rockcycle program is another step towards circularity across the product life cycle.
The Rockcycle reclaimed-material service program is now available in 21 countries, including the U.S. and Canada. As part of its sustainability initiatives, ROCKWOOL Group plans to offer recycling services for its products in 30 countries by 2030.
To learn more about participating in Rockfon’s Rockcycle program, visit https://www.rockfon.com/Rockcycle for participation terms, conditions, transportation and other details. For additional support from the Rockcycle team, email Rockcycle@Rockfon.com.
