Jon Dougal on Industry Recycling and Sustainability Programs - Part 1 (16:54)
January 21, 2007—Jon Dougal, sustainability editor, Green Building News, discusses the floor covering industry’s efforts in the sustainability and Tandus' recycling operation in Dalton, Georgia, which recycles post-consumer carpet and vinyl material into carpet backing. Dougal talks about sustainability, its relationship to profitability and the rational that led many of the industry’s companies to initiate sustainability programs. Dougal also compares the industry sustainability programs.