Give Clean PVC Scrap a Second Life
Tetcore accepts select clean, source-separated PVC scrap at our Central Texas facility in Hutto, Texas for consolidation and eventual recycling.
Our program is designed exclusively for manufacturers, fabricators, distributors, contractors and other businesses generating clean, identifiable PVC material with recoverable value.
All material must meet Tetcore’s acceptance standards and must be approved before delivery.
Approved Material
Before Delivery
Facility
Free Drop-Off for Approved Material
There is no disposal or tipping fee for loads that have been reviewed and approved by Tetcore in advance.
Tetcore reserves the absolute right to inspect, reject or require removal of any material that does not conform to the material represented during the approval process.
What We Accept
Our primary focus is clean, rigid PVC scrap suitable for commercial recycling. Examples may include:
- ✓Clean PVC pipe cutoffs
- ✓Unused or rejected PVC pipe
- ✓Clean PVC electrical conduit
- ✓PVC fittings and fitting-production scrap
- ✓Rigid PVC extrusion scrap
- ✓Window and door profile scrap
- ✓Vinyl profile cutoffs
- ✓Clean PVC sheet scrap
- ✓Clean manufacturing trim and production scrap
- ✓Off-specification or rejected finished PVC products
- ✓Other clean, identifiable rigid PVC (approved by Tetcore)
Acceptance is never automatic. All material requires prior approval.
Our Quality Standard
Tetcore is building a premium PVC recovery stream — not a mixed-plastics scrap yard.
Material should be:
Clean. Dry. Source-separated. Identifiable. Non-hazardous. Uncontaminated.
Whenever possible, material should originate directly from manufacturing, fabrication, distribution, installation or other commercial operations where its composition and prior use can be reasonably established.
Tetcore may request photographs, product information, SDS/TDS documentation, resin identification, information regarding prior use, or samples before approving a load.
Materials We Do Not Accept
Tetcore maintains a deliberately conservative acceptance policy.
⛔ Do Not Deliver:
- ✗Household garbage or municipal solid waste
- ✗General construction or demolition debris
- ✗Mixed dumpsters or mixed waste loads
- ✗Unsorted mixed plastics
- ✗Material of unknown polymer composition
- ✗Material of unknown origin or prior use
- ✗Soil, rocks, concrete, wood, paper or excessive foreign material
- ✗Wet, muddy or excessively dirty PVC
- ✗PVC containing oils, grease or petroleum residue
- ✗Material contaminated by chemicals, solvents, pesticides or hazardous substances
- ✗Pipe or containers previously used to transport or store chemicals
- ✗Medical or healthcare waste
- ✗Biohazardous material
- ✗Sewage-contaminated or sanitary-waste material
- ✗Burned, charred or fire-damaged material
- ✗Material with strong or unexplained odors
- ✗Asbestos-containing material
- ✗Lead-contaminated material
- ✗Electronic waste
- ✗Batteries
- ✗Pressurized containers
- ✗Liquids of any kind
- ✗Unknown powders, residues or sludge
- ✗Any hazardous, regulated or potentially contaminated waste
- ✗Any material Tetcore determines is unsuitable for safe storage, handling, transportation or recycling
When in doubt, we do not accept it.
Tetcore may establish additional restrictions based on the source, application, formulation, condition or intended recycling market of the material.
Pre-Approval Is Required
Tetcore does not accept unannounced drop-offs. Before bringing material to our Hutto facility, please submit:
Company name and contact information
Material type and description
Source of the material
What the material was originally used for
Approximate quantity
Estimated frequency of generation
Clear photographs of the material
Whether the material has ever contacted chemicals, liquids, waste or other contaminants
SDS, TDS or product specifications when available
Additional documentation or a representative sample may be requested. Approval applies only to the material reviewed.
Approval of one load does not constitute blanket approval of future material. Changes in source, composition, appearance, contamination level or manufacturing process must be disclosed before delivery.
At Delivery
Every load remains subject to inspection. Tetcore reserves the right to reject an entire load if the delivered material differs from the photographs, samples, documentation or description provided during pre-approval.
The supplier remains responsible for any rejected material and for its immediate removal and lawful disposition.
Designed for Industrial PVC Generators
Our program is particularly suited for businesses that regularly generate clean PVC scrap, including:
PVC Pipe & Fitting Manufacturers
Production scrap, pipe ends, rejected products and clean off-spec material.
Window & Profile Manufacturers
Rigid vinyl extrusion cutoffs, profiles and fabrication scrap.
Plastic Fabricators
Clean PVC sheet, machining and fabrication remnants.
Electrical Contractors & Distributors
Clean, unused PVC conduit cutoffs and damaged inventory.
Plumbing & Utility Contractors
Clean pipe cutoffs and unused project surplus.
Building Material Distributors
Damaged, obsolete or otherwise unsaleable clean PVC inventory.
For recurring industrial generators, Tetcore can evaluate establishing an ongoing recovery program with predetermined material specifications.
What Happens to the Material?
Approved PVC is received as a source-separated recyclable material and consolidated for transfer to qualified recycling and processing markets.
Our objective is simple:
Recover useful PVC. Keep it clean. Preserve its value. Return it to productive use.
Depending on material specifications and market requirements, recovered PVC may ultimately be sorted, processed, ground, compounded or otherwise prepared for use as recycled polymer feedstock. Tetcore works to develop domestic and international outlets for recoverable polymer materials.
Have Clean PVC Scrap?
Before sending it to a landfill, talk to Tetcore. If your company generates clean, consistent PVC scrap, we would like to evaluate it.
Please do not bring material to the facility without written approval from Tetcore.
Material Acceptance Disclaimer
Tetcore’s PVC recovery program is limited to materials that Tetcore determines, in its sole discretion, to be suitable recyclable material. Submission of information, photographs or samples does not obligate Tetcore to accept material. Tetcore may refuse any material before or at delivery for quality, safety, environmental, regulatory, commercial or operational reasons.
Suppliers are responsible for accurately identifying and describing their material and its source and prior use. By delivering material, the supplier represents that the material is accurately described, non-hazardous, legally transferable, and free from undisclosed contamination.
Tetcore does not provide disposal services for hazardous waste, municipal solid waste, contaminated materials or general construction and demolition debris.