Johnsonite Reduces Energy, Water Use

Chagrin Falls, OH, April 7, 2011 -- – Johnsonite was able to achieve reductions in energy, water and waste for North American production in 2010, the company said.

With the help of each of its manufacturing plants, the company achieved reductions of 10% in water, 15% in waste and 4% in energy.

Additionally, through Johnsonite’s ReStart Recycling and Reclamation program the company recycled approximately 35 million pounds of post-consumer flooring product in North America in 2010.

“Every aspect of our company is geared toward fulfilling our Balanced Choice philosophy of sustainable practice and we are so pleased with the progress we made in 2010 and continue to make,” said Diane Martel, Vice President of Environmental Planning and Strategy for Tarkett.

Johnsonite’s ReStart program enables commercial flooring job scrap (rubber, vinyl and linoleum tile and sheet, wall base, floor finishing accessories and tread-cuttings) to be collected and returned to Johnsonite to be repurposed or recycled for other products or uses.

Additionally, raw-material excess, scrap and off-spec product is captured and reused in the manufacturing process or repurposed for other uses.

Since its inception, the ReStart program has recycled over 900 million pounds of material both internally and externally, including 55 million pounds of post-consumer material.

Recognizing that architects, designers, specifiers and installers play a key role in recycling flooring, Johnsonite recycling program participants the ReStart Award, which will be expanded this year.