MANUFACTURING

In the manufacturing stage coils are rolled into sheets
according to requested thicknesses. Rolling increases the
strength of the aluminium and produces the foil’s two natural
nishes, bright and matte. Finally the coils are cut and
trimmed into Refoil’s customized sizes
Re-melting
The starting point of our products is not the ground, but the aluminium remelting facility. That’s where our collected scrap aluminium is remelted into coils. Any leftover residue on the aluminium will be processed in a furnace where the coating will be removed. The remelting process requires only 5% of the energy and water used to produce aluminum from ore.
Recycling
Once your “Refoil only” bin is full, empty it in your mixed recycling wheelie bin (generally provided by local council). The local authorities transport the content of this mixed recycling bin to a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) where the recyclables are sorted.
In the MRF the Refoil balls will be sorted from the other recyclables. The sorted Refoil balls are baled and send to a remelting facility for resource recovery purposes.
Product use
Colourists who care use Refoil as a colouring tool to highlight, weave and panel hair. Some colourists even use Refoil to enhance hair treatments by wrapping Refoil sheets around the client’s head. This technique captures heat and as a result makes the hair feel softer. Colourists who care always find new ways to use Refoil to suit their style.
Product disposal
Our friends at the recycling centre can’t process loose sheets of foil. They tear easily. Therefore it is important to crush your Refoil sheets into balls (Minimum the size of a tennis ball). The bigger the balls, the better! Dispose your Refoil balls in your salon’s “Refoil only” bin. Not the waste bin!
Remember to give your Refoil sheets a light rinse before crushing though. This will make it easier for the recyclers to process your Refoil balls. Any leftover residue on the Refoil balls will be processed in a furnace where the coating will be removed.
LANDFILL
If you dispose your used Refoil sheets in the waste bin they will end up in landfill. Aluminium doesn’t degrade easily. It actually takes up to 500 years before the aluminium fully disappears. So, it is always a bad idea to not recycle your Refoil sheets. Especially, because aluminium is the easiest metal to recycle. So, follow Refoil’s way to recycle and together we can make foil waste history!