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| Amy Costello, P.E., LEED-AP O+M, Armstrong Flooring sustainability manager, and Wendy Herr, recycling coordinator for Manheim Township. |
Armstrong Flooring, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a designer and manufacturer of flooring solutions, is the recipient of the 2016 Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania (PROP) Outstanding Achievement Award. The honor is a direct result of the Pennsylvania-based brand’s recently reimagined On&On Floor Recycling Program, in which flooring is recycled in a closed-loop, post-consumer stream. The company previously won the award in 2013.
Reduce, reuse, recycle
The PROP Outstanding Achievement Award recognizes companies for their commitment to recycling, waste reduction and the reuse of materials. This ongoing effort offers building owners and contractors an alternative to traditional disposal and an end-of-life recycling solution for vinyl flooring products. On&On has already diverted more than 25 million pounds of post consumer flooring, representing 12,500 tons of landfill material, and has significant short and long-term environmental benefits:
- waste reduction
- greenhouse gas reduction
- water conservation
- energy conservation
- raw material conservation
What began as a recycling program for vinyl composition tile (VCT) has expanded into a program that includes luxury vinyl flooring (LVT) and other vinyl flooring products. As LVT experiences continued growth in North America, end of use solutions as part of a circular design concept become increasingly important, and Armstrong says it has committed to creating and perpetuating a simple, rewarding recycling option.