Mohawk GreenWorks Center Wins Recycling Award

Dalton, GA, Jan. 27, 2009--Mohawk Industries has won a GPEC 2009 Recycling Award from the Society of Plastics Engineers.

The award, to be presented during the Global Plastics Environmental Conference in Orlando, recognizes companies that have created innovative ways to address recycling challenges for plastic materials.

Mohawk was given its award in the category of “carpet/flooring/wallcoverings.”  Mohawk was recognized for its GreenWorks Center, a recycling facility that can recycle all major types of synthetic carpet.

Mohawk GreenWorks Center can process not just nylon 6 but also nylon 6.6 and polypropylene.  What's more, the Mohawk GreenWorks Center uses patent pending technology to process 100% of the carpet-fiber, backing, and latex-and recover approximately 90% of all materials for reuse.

The GreenWorks facility is also easily replicated, so it can go to the carpet, which makes recycling more feasible. It can be scaled for the amount of material that needs to be processed.  The GreenWorks Center also has the capability to process certain thermoplastic non-carpet recyclables, which makes it even more attractive to recycling companies.

Most importantly, though, is that with this system, almost no carpet materials go into landfills.

“We are greatly appreciative of this particular award because it is recognition from the specialists around the world tasked with solving industrial environmental challenges,” said Frank Endrenyi, vice president of sustainable development. “We’re very pleased that our technology was singled out as an example by this group of technical experts.”

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