DESSO showcases ‘designed for disassembly’
Desso’s theme for this year’s Ecobuild (5th – 7th March) at the ExCel in London was ‘Designed for Disassembly’. Based around the company’s commitment to adopting a Cradle to Cradle® approach to...
View ArticleRecycled Comic Relief red noses start new life as carpet underlay
Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief are helping supporters of Red Nose Day to do their bit for the environment. People who purchased the iconic Red Noses to support Red Nose Day on 15 March are now being...
View ArticleInterface enhances its sustainability reporting with new and updated tools
Interface, Inc., the global modular carpet company that has pioneered sustainable business practices since 1994, has just released annual data updating its metrics portfolio to include information on...
View ArticleWhat goes around comes around
Helen Rowberry, national sales manager for underlay at Carpenter, explains how new underlay recycling schemes like Carpenter’s are transforming the way we think about every part of flooring. A t a time...
View ArticleRecord levels of carpet re-used and recycled in 2013
According to the latest figures released by Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK), a record-breaking 107,000 tonnes of waste carpet were reused, recycled and recovered in the UK during 2013 – up 21% (22,000...
View ArticleForbo floors its recycling comittments with lower bag threshold
Greater flexibility on collections of installation off-cuts is now available for Forbo’s flooring products, thanks to its ‘Back to the Floor’ recycling scheme which has lowered its collection threshold...
View ArticleFlooring specialist achieves recycling milestone
A recycling milestone has been reached by flooring and carpet installation specialist, Selby Carpets. To date, the company has diverted over 10,000m² of carpet from landfill to recycling centres – the...
View ArticleRecofloor announces the stars of its vinyl flooring recycling scheme
Recofloor’s award-winning national vinyl flooring recycling scheme, celebrated with its members earlier this month at the scheme’s third annual 2014 awards event held at Aston Villa Football Club....
View ArticleCRUK Annual Conference 2014 –‘resources for the circular economy’
This year’s Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) Annual Conference which opens in Birmingham on 24 June 2014, takes on the theme ‘Carpets – resources for the the circular economy’ and is set to offer a...
View ArticleDesso’s Great Indoors website promotes health and wellbeing
Global carpet, carpet tiles and sports pitches company Desso, has launched a new website ‘The Great Indoors‘ in a bid to raise awareness about the issues affecting health and wellbeing in the built...
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