FARGLORY LAND DEVELOPMENT × CHAMPION BUILDING MATERIALS:Building a Fully Closed-Loop Management Partnership

A circular supply chain no longer relies solely on virgin materials. Instead, unused fragments and offcuts are redirected back to the starting point, establishing an effective reverse logistics system—one that allows waste generated at construction sites to return, through defined pathways and standards, to the manufacturing end.

Waste Tile Recycling: From Construction Debris to Recycled Building Materials

Farglory’s “waste reduction and circular reuse” initiative has been underway for over two years. One of its most representative achievements is the waste tile recycling mechanism jointly developed with CHAMPION BUILDING MATERIALS. Discarded tiles from construction sites are no longer treated as waste; instead, they are fully returned to the factory and reincorporated as part of the raw material stream, completing the circular economy loop within the building industry.

This return visit to the CHAMPION BUILDING MATERIALS factory was primarily to witness firsthand how the supply chain has transformed from a linear model (extract–manufacture–discard) into a circular, closed-loop management model centered on waste reduction, recycling, and reuse.

The Tile Life Cycle: Where the Recycling Journey Takes Shape

Inside the factory, one immediately sees a large pool of crushed tile offcuts collected in metal bins, alongside finely ground powder produced after processing. These fragments—once destined for disposal—are now reintroduced into the production process after ball milling, sieving, and formulation adjustments.

The new tile body formula now consists of 50% recycled production material, including 6.5% recycled ceramic granules, combined with 43.5% natural raw materials.

Stepping outside into the storage yard, the scene is equally striking: piles of broken waste tiles on one side, and towering gray mounds of uniformly ground granules on the other. Standing there, it becomes immediately clear that “turning waste into resources” is not an abstract slogan—it is a daily practice. Waste is scooped up, fed into the ball mill, and reintroduced into production as part of normal operations.

The focus of waste reduction is no longer just about “more precise sorting” or “throwing away less,” but about whether the manufacturing end can truly receive this material—and create new value from it.

Filming Location: Champion Building Materials Miaoli Tile Factory

Video Production: Sustainability Strategy & Development Office, Farglory Land Development

Text Editing: Yi Ting Chen

FARGLORY LAND DEVELOPMENT X New Taipei City Cultural Foundation

The Circular Transmission of Material Tactility The Reclaimed Construction Site Workplace Tour recently welcomed representatives from the New Taipei City Cultural Foundation and consultants from MASTERY MANAGEMENT CONSULTING . The discussion extended from construction waste to cultural sustainability. As participants were introduced to the seating and tabletop materials in the Reclaimed Workplace 1.0—made from discarded construction formwork and dust- and fall-prevention nets—they were unconsciously drawn closer, reaching out to touch and bending down to examine them closely. They tried to identify “what these materials used to be” through textures and color blocks.

FARGLORY LAND DEVELOPMENT × CHAMPION BUILDING MATERIALS Complete Closed-Loop Management Partnership — Part Two

In-Plant Circularity Activated: Reusing High-Temperature Waste Heat When tile bodies are fired at temperatures as high as 1,250°C, the factory continually asks itself how to “waste a little less energy and emit a little less carbon.” Looking up at the dense network of pipelines above the kiln provides the answer. The high-temperature heat generated during firing is no longer released as one-time waste; instead, it is captured through a heat recovery system and redirected back to the front end of the production process. This recovered energy is used for tile body drying and kiln preheating, significantly improving energy efficiency and echoing the core principle of the construction-site recycling initiative—reducing carbon emissions from the source.

Beyond Construction: Engaging with Culture and Society

Since establishing the FG Next task force, we have spent several years clarifying our direction—moving step by step from internal dialogue to experimentation. The journey has not been fast, but it has been steady. In recent years, we have begun to see change taking shape—not only within our organization, but also gradually extending into the wider community.