Re-Tile System
Designed for circularity
The construction sector must increase its sustainability efforts significantly.
During renovations, entire tiled floors and walls are still often discarded – despite ceramics being a material that can easily last for decades.
It’s a waste of materials, raw resources, and skilled labour.
A different approach is possible.
Mosa and Ardex present the Re-Tile System: a groundbreaking tiling solution for a circular future.
A circular tiling system that looks and works just like conventional tiles– suitable for indoor tiled floor or wall.
The difference? These tiles are designed for reuse. They remain securely in place for years but can later be removed and reapplied easily.
Less waste, more reuse.
Produce
Reapply or recycle into new materials
Install
Dismantle
Tiles can be easily detached
Residues on reclaimed tiles are easy to remove
This applies to both walls and floors
Reclaimed tiles are given a second life through Mosa’s take-back guarantee
Re-Tile System – how it works
Design
Install
Dismantle
Take-back by Mosa
Reapply or recycle into new materials
Impact report
Design, Installation & Use
- Make a conscious choice for Mosa’s C2C certified tiles
- Install them using ARDEX CircuTec® mortars for optimal performance
- Document where and how the tiles are applied
- Avoid using materials that hinder reuse or recycling
Removal & Take-Back by Mosa
- Contact Mosa before starting the removal process
- Engage a circular removal partner via Mosa
- Organise transport in consultation with Mosa
- Ensure tiles are removed with minimal damage
- Sort on-site: suitable for reuse or recycling; wall or floor
- Collect and deliver to Mosa’s reuse and recycling partner
Reuse, Recycling & Impact Reporting
- Inspection of the returned tiles
- Receive confirmation of accepted returns and the processing route
- After processing, Mosa provides a summary including:
- the number of square metres or kilograms of tiles reused or recycled
- the amount of CO₂ emissions avoided
- the quantity of primary raw materials saved
Cradle to Cradle Full Scope Gold certified tiles, combined with a revolutionary mortar system that enables circularity.
Mosa’s ceramic tiles are produced in the Netherlands and meet the highest sustainability standards. Mosa is the only Cradle to Cradle Full Scope Gold Certified tile manufacturer and offers a take-back guarantee.
Ardex has developed a revolutionary mortar, CircuTec®, specifically designed to provide strong yet removable adhesion.
Circular construction is no longer just an idea but a practical reality.
Benefits
for Tiling
Professionals
For installers, there are no changes, except for using smarter materials. Simply install as usual: lay the tiles using Ardex CircuTec® mortar, grout, and you’re done.
CircuTec® bonds firmly, just as expected, but also allows for future removal. This saves time during renovations and gives tiles multiple lives.
Less waste, more circularity. And always with the quality and warranty you can expect from Mosa and Ardex.
The Re-Tile System means:
- Installation as you're used to
- Strong, reliable adhesion
- Less destruction and waste during renovation
- Easy reuse of tiles
- Sustainable tiles from the Netherlands
- Mosa’s take-back guarantee
- Ardex C8: 70% less CO₂ emissions*
- Ardex C8+R: 44% less CO₂ emissions*
* A1–A3, compared kilo-for-kilo with Group EPD Modified Mineral Mortars 1