Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle vinyl flooring/lino?

By: Laminate flooring

Laminate flooring — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:39:37 +0000

I use any old lino I have as a flooring in my garage, stops it getting stained form any oil leaks my car has.

By: Omer Moran

Omer Moran — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:30:52 +0000

Nice article about very important issue.
mor about vinyl flooring:www.congoleumvinylflooring.com

By: Flooring Supplies

Flooring Supplies — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:04:52 +0000

A further update to Pete Thomas’s post is that Axion Recycling have just got 2 big vinyl flooring manufacturers on board; Altro and Polyflor. This is the first UK vinyl recycling scheme of its kind. This is a great step in the right direction for recycling which we fully encourage. Lets hope the other suppliers get on board too.

By: Pete Thomas

Pete Thomas — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:46:30 +0000

Vinyl flooring can be recycled either back into new flooring or into long term heavy duty applications such as bases for security fences or sleeping policemen for controlling traffic.
If you contact either recovinyl.co.uk or Axion Recycling team@axionrecycling.com they can tell you who is prepared to collect and recycle the material

By: Janet

Janet — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:57:32 +0000

Use as insoles for shoes

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:46:31 +0000

Cut it to fit cupboards under your kitchen and bathroom sinks.

By: Rubber Man

Rubber Man — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:16:32 +0000

I am one of those people lucky enough to have a second home with a small cottage on a lake. What I usually end up doing is recycling all my old furniture and salvageable goods from my regular house into there. An example is I recently took the vinyl flooring out of my kitchen in my regular home and used it as a taped down floor in my utility room in my cottage.

By: CTP

CTP — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:57:58 +0000

if it’s truly vinyl, i wouldn’t want it anywhere near my compost heap – pvc can leach out toxins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pvc#Health_and_safety

vinyl/linoleum flooring makes good shims, small or large: they are soft enough that they will give a little, but not soft enough to lose their depth in compression. i use them in construction when furring out walls to install new drywall, to build up subflooring, to add depth to shelving/cabinetry, and small pieces make great shims behind door hinges.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:38:06 +0000

I have a long narrow piece of lino rolled up in a cupboard, I use as a pasteboard when Im decorating.

By: Annisa

Annisa — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:36:21 +0000

Use the back of the vinyl flooring to paint your own floor cloth. Here is how ; use the back side and paint with a light house paint, then when dry paint the color you want for your background with acrylic paint, then trace your design & paint it with acrylics. Lastly then seal it with multiple coats ( 5 or 6 ) of a good sealer. These will last for years.

By: jen

jen — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:19:25 +0000

cut them into strips and weave doormats from them, the ends can be stapled.

By: Delusion

Delusion — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:24:48 +0000

A “carpet tile size” piece is good for going under cat/dog food bowls to keep the floor clean!

By: Leanne

Leanne — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:59 +0000

We lined the floor of our kids cubbyhouse with a lino offcut. Much easier to clean out – you can either sweep it or take out the lino and hose it down.

By: Karlie

Karlie — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:02:34 +0000

You could tile them. Just cut out the good parts and glue them down.

If you have a variety of colors and styles, maybe something that looks like a patchwork quilt so it doesn’t look so scrappy?