C&A's Carpet Recycling Program Tops 100,000,000 Pounds

Company reaches milestone 10 years after the introduction of its Infinity Initiative.

C&A Floorcoverings announced that it has recycled more than 100,000,000 pounds of reclaimed vinyl and vinyl-backed carpet, since it introduced the Infinity Initiative 10 years ago.

 

"For more than 35 years, C&A has been at the forefront of every significant technological advance in the development of environmentally designed carpet," said Mac Bridger, CEO of Tandus, C&A’s parent company. "We know that recycling carpet is but one part of the sustainability ideal, but it underscores our commitment to developing holistic environmental solutions that make our other environmental achievements possible."

 

C&A's recycling program recycles any post-consumer vinyl-backed carpet, regardless of original manufacturer, into 100 percent recycled content backing for new floorcoverings. Containing a minimum of 25 percent post-consumer carpet, the remaining 75 percent of the ER3 backing system consists of post-industrial waste generated during carpet manufacturing and industrial waste from the automotive industry.