Tandus Reclamation Center First To Be Certified

Dalton, GA, Nov. 2, 2010 -- Tandus Flooring said it is the first to provide the carpet industry with a fully certified reclamation center.

The Tandus Flooring Environmental Center, recognized as the first closed-loop reclamation center for flooring, is now certified through Scientific Certification Systems, Tandus said, and is the first of its kind. 

The certification was created in early 2010 to recognize leading organizations for their efficient and effective handling of materials, diverting waste from landfills and helping to reduce the amount of virgin materials consumed in manufacturing. 

Tandus said the certification will shape the industry and the confidence among owners and specifiers concerning the process and inventory of reclaimed materials.

Certification of the Tandus Flooring Environmental Center means it is the only reclamation center guaranteed to conform with Federal Trade Commission’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims, the company said.

Architects and designers as well as owners can now require that materials produced through a certified reclamation center conform with LEED “Material and Resources” criteria for recycled content in building products and meet material classification requirements of the SCS Recycled Content Certification.

Further, Tandus said, control of quantitative claims regarding material diverted from landfills and the ratio of useable material to waste sent to landfills, incineration or permanent storage, will now be transparent to the industry. 

Tandus said it was the first in the industry to launch a closed-loop recycling system in 1994, the last year the company sent any manufacturing waste to a landfill or incinerator.