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InterfaceFLOR _ Closing the materials loop
InterfaceFLOR uses a closing the loop approach to the manufacturing of its products. This is just one of seven angles from which it’s tackling sustainability and it has seen many benefits arise from the implementation of its overall sustainability programme.
- Waste from manufacturing processes that goes to landfill has been reduced by 70%
- Water intake per unit of modular carpet decreased by 80%
- Net greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 60%
- The total energy consumed per unit of output from the carpet facilities is down 41%
Through its drive towards sustainability and the associated reductions, InterfaceFLOR saved $336 million between 1996 and 2006.