Anso Styles to Have Recycled Post-Consumer Content
Reopened in February of this year, Evergreen recycles post-consumer carpets of Nylon 6 into the raw material used to make new nylon fiber, and several of Shaw’s latest Anso nylon introductions already contain recycled content.
“Production at Evergreen has met our expectations,” says Mike Leary, Shaw Fibers’ director of sales and marketing. “While Shaw’s nationwide collection system is still growing, the Evergreen plant has been providing a steady stream of the raw material to make nylon fiber. We’re delighted to be able to so quickly expand our collection of products with recycled content to include all Anso styles.”
David Harless, plant manager of the Evergreen facility, notes that startup operations went forward more quickly than anticipated. “We’ve demonstrated that we’re able to meet the goals we set for ourselves,” he adds. Harless says that the plant supplies the recycled raw material for Shaw’s commercial Eco Solution Q® nylon as well as Anso residential fibers.
Leary says that the ability to offer consumers carpet that is both recyclable and contains recycled content is important in today’s world of environmental awareness. “Research clearly indicates that consumers are increasingly interested in eco-friendly products, and products that can avoid the landfill are at the top of the green list,” he says. “And carpets of Nylon 6 are today the only carpets that can be recycled into carpet again - without the loss of any aesthetic or performance properties.”
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