Benign Emissions

Breathe a Little Easier.

  Landfill Gas Energy Project
  Introduction of Cool Carpet^TM
  Greenhouse Gas Reduction
  Volatile Organic Compounds Reduction
  TacTiles^TM

We realize that what comes in must go out, one way or another, so we've made it a goal to prevent toxic substances from entering or leaving our products, vehicles and facilities. Though we have reduced the number of smokestacks and waste-water effluent pipes at our facilities, we will do much more.

Our current targets:

• Identify & replace undesirable substances with benign ones.
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
• Promote "climate neutral" products and services.

We're going beyond government regulatory standards, and aiming for benign emissions from every InterfaceFLOR facility. We want the only substances leaving our plants to be clean air, water and superior modular carpet. Here's how we're doing so far.

Landfill Gas Energy Project We partnered with the City of LaGrange, Ga., to convert methane gas from the local landfill into a green energy source. Replacing natural gas in our manufacturing process reduces the total energy cost for the plant as well as increases renewable energy to greater than 25% of total energy consumption. Construction of the project - a "first" in the industry and winner of the Lone Star Award for Green Energy from the Southeast Green Power Network - was completed in late 2005. 100% of our closed process heat requirement for our Cool BlueTM backing system will come from landfill gas, not the oil well. back to top

Introduction of Cool CarpetTM InterfaceFLOR introduced the industry's first "climate-neutral" carpet option - Cool Carpet - which is standard on all InterfaceFLOR products sold in North America. "Climate neutral" means that the greenhouse gases emitted during a product's lifecycle are balanced by InterfaceFLOR investments in emissions offsets, resulting in a net-zero impact on the Earth's climate. The Cool Carpet program is certified by the Climate Neutral Network. back to top

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide trap heat in the atmosphere. InterfaceFLOR is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions through: Improved energy efficiency Increased use of renewable energy Efficient business travel Telecommuting and company car policies A landfill gas project at our LaGrange, Ga., facility back to top

Volatile Organic Compounds Reduction InterfaceFLOR has reduced VOC emissions for all finished products through raw material substitution and process controls. We have reduced the VOC emissions from our GlasBac® RE recycled backing through recycled material substitution. All our products meet or exceed the VOC emission guidelines set by the most recognized third-party testing protocols in indoor environmental air quality: Carpet & Rug Institute's Indoor Air Quality Testing Green Label Plus Program Collaborative for High Performance Schools Indoor Air Quality Test (Section 01350). In 2003, InterfaceFLOR was the first company to have its products certified by Scientific Certification Systems' Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP) Certification for Carpet Products. GlasBac® backing - SCAS Gold/EPP GlasBac RE backing - SCAS Platinum/EPP and California Platinum InterfaceFLOR Canada was the first manufacturer to receive Environment Canada's Environmental Choice EcoLogo certification in 1998. back to top

TacTilesTM TacTiles - Next Generation Installation - contain no liquid components, virtually eliminating the issue of VOCs associated with carpet installation. Guaranteed for use with InterfaceFLOR modular carpet made with GlasBac® or GlasBac RE backing.