Vinyl windows

Also: window frames · sashes · window profiles

The short answer · Through contractors and businesses

Old vinyl window frames are rarely recycled once they come out of a house. The route that exists runs through contractors.

What to do

AZEK's recycler, Return Polymers, takes PVC window material, and AZEK says the recycled PVC goes into its decking and trim. Source: cdn.azekco.com

When it is recycled, it becomes: Decking and trim. Source: cdn.azekco.com

Ashland, OH

Businesses only

Takes: Rigid and cellular PVC, CPVC, pipe, siding and window profiles
How: Drop-off at 400 Westlake Dr, Mon–Fri 8–5 or by arrangement; collection from job sites.

AZEK's PVC recycler. The material goes into AZEK and TimberTech decking and trim.

returnpolymers.comChecked November 7, 2026

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