CRI Releases Sustainability Report

Dalton, GA, Nov. 21, 2008--The 21-page Carpet and Rug Institute Sustainability Report is available online at the organization's website, carpet-rug.org.

The report was released at this week's GreenBuild show in Boston.

Data for the report was collected from 83 production sites, accounting for about 90 percent of the carpet produced by CRI members. It focuses on electricity, water, fuel, materials, safety, certification and emissions.

The report highlights the efforts of the carpet industry including:

    * Significant reductions in green-house gas emissions and other air pollutants
    * Water consumption reduced by 30 percent
    * Reduced energy consumption
    * Reduced reliance on "dirty fuels" and much greater use of renewable energy sources
    * Large increase in use of post consumer waste materials in carpet production.

The carpet industry is the largest manufacturing industry in Georgia, with $14 billion in sales.

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