11K Pounds of NeoCon Carpet Repurposed

Chicago, IL, July 7, 2017-Over the last few weeks, nearly 11,000 pounds of carpet were discarded from showrooms at TheMART Chicago as the commercial design industry prepared for NeoCon 2017. Instead of taking the used carpet to landfills, carpet manufacturers and local non-profit organizations collaborated to repurpose the carpet for social good. For example, the non-profit Designs for Dignity will use the carpet to renovate the workspaces of other Illinois non-profits.

Since 2010, more than 21,000 square yards of carpet tile from showrooms at TheMART Chicago have been donated to non-profits.

The partnership between the carpet industry and Designs for Dignity is a win-win-win, environmental-social-economic.

Environment: Carpet tile is diverted from landfills to beneficial reuse.

Social: Nonprofit organizations gain effective workspaces to nurture growth and success of their missions.

Economic: Renovation cost is minimized by utilizing in-kind donations and volunteer design and construction support, allowing nonprofit organizations to direct more resources to achieving their mission.

Participating carpet manufacturers include Atlas Carpet Mills, Bentley Mills, Interface, J+J Flooring Group, Milliken & Company, Mohawk Group, Shaw Industries Group and Tandus Centiva.

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