Shaw Industries Announces New Recycling Processes

Shaw Industries Inc., a major carpet manufacturer, has developed a policy whereby it has committed to developing sustainable carpet products that can be reused for new carpeting.

Through its program, Shaw will collect, transport, and recycle any carpet tile made with EcoWorx, its sustainable carpet backing.

In addition to offering an alternative to the industry standard PVC backing at a comparable cost, EcoWorx is developed with 40 percent less weight, while maintaining or improving all performance categories. Shaw guarantees it will pick up EcoWorx at the end of its life, at no charge to the customer, and recycle it into more EcoWorx, enabling the company to use the same materials in a perpetual loop. When paired together with Shaw EcoSolution Q carpet yarn, the end product can be sustainable recycled- carpet to carpet and backing to backing.