Interface Adding Two Additional Collection Hubs for Net-Works Program

Atlanta, GA, June 10, 2015—Interface is expanding its Net-Works program, through which discarded fishing gear is turned into recycled nylon fiber.

Following the successful pilot of the net collection hubs established in Danajon Bank and the Bantayan Islands in the Philippines, Net-Works has announced both local and global expansion with a third collection hub activated in Northern Iloilo in the Philippines and a hub currently being established in the Lake Ossa region of Cameroon, where nets used for freshwater fishing create a similar environmental challenge.

Since 2012, the Net-Works program has collected 66,860 kilos of nets, by residents in 14 collection sites in Danajon Bank and the Bantayan Islands. In addition, the program has 508 memberships in Community Banks, with the opportunity to earn supplemental income through the sale of nets, as well as access to financial infrastructure via locally-established Community Managed Credit and Savings Associations (CoMSCAs) or local microfinance initiatives.