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Now that the majority of yarn systems are produced with recycling in mind, the next logical step would be to break out all of the components of the broadloom carpet and establish a complete ‘cradle to cradle‘ structure. The backing of the broadloom is generally a mesh-like action back that holds it all together between a layer of latex. Shaw has addressed this issue with its latest innovation in backing.

Here’s the latest press release on Shaw’s new backing.

“Estimating that broadloom carpet comprises 70 percent of the commercial flooring market, Shaw Contract Group has set out to ease environmental impact with the launch of EcoWorx Performance Broadloom, which it claims is the commercial carpet industry’s first fully sustainable, cradle-to-cradle carpet backing for broadloom carpet products. The concept behind EcoWorx Performance Broadloom is to incorporate components that are designed to maximize performance and recyclability. Specifically, each component in the backing system is designed to work cooperatively and contains no filler. Because of these cooperatively working components, EcoWorx Performance Broadloom can be easily generated, deconstructed and regenerated again and again through a proprietary five-step dissolution process.”

www.shawcontractgroup.com