Shaw's Anso Nylon Gets SCS Certification

Dalton, GA, June 1, 2010--Shaw Industries said that its Anso nylon earned Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) third-party certification of 25 percent system equivalent post-consumer recycled content.

Anso nylon has also received Cradle to Cradle Silver certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC). Anso nylon is Shaw’s premium carpet and rug fiber brand.

“Shaw is offering a unique product feature and advantage for our customers by certifying its post-consumer recycled content at a 25 percent level in our Anso nylon,” said Rick Ramirez, Shaw’s vice president of sustainability.

While the SCS certification was recently achieved, Anso nylon products have contained post-consumer recycled content since June 2007. In addition to the product’s inclusion of recycled content, Anso nylon is recyclable in a cradle-to-cradle model at the company’s Evergreen Nylon Recycling facility in Augusta, Georgia.

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