"Clay rooftiles exist since year 3.000 B.C. and emit when manufacturing 3,8kg of CO2/m2… there´s a need in the market for an innovative roofing system made of 95% recycled plastic that produces less than 1,6kg CO2/m2 and enables the consumer to save time and money:
1. Weights 70% less: permits using light structure and lower transportation cost
2. Installation: 35 m2/hour
3. Cero maintenance
4. DIY do-it-yourself
5. Avoid filtrations: anchor in the overlap to connect tile-to-tile and hide the screw (patented)
6. Prevents aging through nanotechnology
7. Heavy-duty: thickness 5mm
About 300 billion kilograms of plastic are produced yearly all over the world. Every single piece of plastic that has ever been produced still exists today. It isn't in the same place anymore, and probably unrecognizable, but it's certainly still there, just no longer visible to most of us. As the global production of plastic increases, so does the amount of ""invisible"" plastic garbage somewhere in the world. Since its invention, the production of plastic has been growing almost exponentially. Particularly, Europe produces about 57 billion kilograms of plastic yearly, of which about 40% is packaging. 34% of its plastic waste gets recycled and 35% is burned for energy (recovery). Thus, the need for minimizing plastic waste is clear.
ROOFECO SYSTEM S.L. is a Spanish company specialized in the development of innovative solutions for transforming plastic waste into high-added value products. Up-to-now, it has been focused in the research and development of an Engineered Modular Plastic Lightweight Rooftile System, a roofing system made of recycled plastic which would substitute the traditional clay and ceramic rooftiles.
Thus, the main objective of ROOFECO project is to develop a new modular roof system made of 95% of recycled plastic with an improved performance related to the traditional clay and ceramics. This rooftile is fully recyclable, 70% lighter than conventional tiles, made from recycled polymers, and uses 70% less energy during its production than conventional clay tiles.
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