At equal performance levels, choose the insulation with the highest recycled materials content.
Insulation saves energy and reduces GHG emissions. If you’re choosing among products with similar insulation values (R or RSI), you can reduce resource waste by opting for products that contain recycled materials. A high percentage of recycled content encourages waste recovery and helps close the loop of materials use.
Our recommendations :
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Cellulose insulation products may contain up to 80% recycled materials, and fibreglass is often made of 70% recycled glass. Mineral wool can be made of 99.5% mineral by-products that are abundant in the environment (diabase, basalt and lime), but it contains little recycled material.
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Recycled content is now incorporated in some kinds of insulation that also provide airtightness. For example, spray polyurethane foam may contain over 40% of recycled plastic.
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