The Vinyl Council of Australia and the Outdoor Media Association (OMA) are looking to create a more sustainable future for Australia's billboard industry by showcasing ways to recycle PVC billboard skins and convert them into useful products.

At an event on 11 October 2016, hosted by the OMA in Sydney, participants will learn about the cooperative research work currently underway with industry and research students at the Universities of Monash and NSW aimed at exploring viable, billboard waste recovery and reprocessing practices and the development of product and material prototypes made from the waste.

The project has been funded by the NSW Environment Trust, as part of NSW EPA’s Waste Less Recycle More strategy. Each year, large amounts of billboard skins go to landfill at a significant cost to businesses and the environment.

The Billboard Vinyl Recycling Forum in October will discuss current progress in developing solutions to enable these valuable materials to enter the circular economy.