Shaw Boosts Recycled Content of Eco Solution

Dalton, GA, June 13, 2011 -- Shaw said it has increased the recycled content in Eco Solution Q, the company’s premium branded Cradle to Cradle Silver certified carpet fiber, to 45%.

Eco Solution Q now contains 20% post-industrial recycled content and 25% post-consumer recycled content sourced from caprolactam recovered through Shaw’s Evergreen Nylon 6 Recycling facility in Augusta, Ga.

The recycled content is based on allocated nylon fiber from Shaw’s total nylon fiber production and determined as a% of total Eco Solution Q nylon output; based on this method, recycled content will likely vary, the company said.

“Combined with EcoWorx, the increased recycled content in Eco Solution Q means a typical 18 ounce carpet tile will now contain an average of 44% total recycled content,” said Shaw vice president of sustainability Paul Murray.

More than 400 million pounds of post-consumer carpet has been recycled through Evergreen since the facility’s launch in 2007.

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