NewslineVolume VII, Issue 2 - January 27, 2006The Carpet and Rug Institute news for industry executives
In This Issue: CRI 2004 Industry Statistics Are Now AvailableStatistical information for the year 2004 is available by order through the CRI website at: www.carpet- rug.org listed under “CRI Publications for Professionals” as CRI 2004 Industry Statistics. Relevant topics included in the statistical information are:
Contact Linda Harrington at 706.428-2110. CRI Participates in Colorscapes 2006 ConventionCRI was one of many vendors at Mohawk’s recent Colorscapes 2006 Convention in Orlando, Fla. Where it provided educational information on CRI’s many signature programs, including Green Label and Seal of Approval. In addition, dealers attending the show were asked to provide contact information if they were interested in being part of a survey group for a proposed new Installation certification program that has been recommended by CRI’s Installation Issues Management team. If you are interested in CRI participating in one of your events, please contact James Beach. Contact James Beach at 706.428-2116. Peoples Will Present At GPEC 2006Bob Peoples, director of Sustainability and Executive Director for CARE, will be one of 59 presenters at The Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC 2006) which will be held at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel - Atlanta Airport from February 28 to March 2, 2006. Peoples will present a paper on Carpet reclamation. GPEC is sponsored by the Plastics Environmental Division of the Society of Plastics Engineers. The theme of GPEC 2006 is “Environmental Sustainability and Recycling in Action.” Contact Bob peoples at 706.428-2115. Interface Receives EPA LMOP “Energy Partner of the Year” AwardThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that Interface Flooring Systems is the recipient of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) “Energy Partner of the Year” award. It is given in recognition of the company’s role in identifying an opportunity for the City of LaGrange, Interface and other businesses in the South Georgia community to convert methane from a local landfill into renewable energy. The award was presented at the Ninth Annual LMOP Conference & Project Expo in Baltimore, MD. The landfill gas project was initiated in 2001 when Interface approached the City of LaGrange about the possibility of converting yesterday’s waste (the contents of the landfill) to tomorrow’s fuel. Working in partnership with the EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), Interface and the City were able to demonstrate the clear environmental, social and economic benefits. Contact James Beach at 706.428-2116. Learn more information on Interface’s environmental initiatives Mannington Operation Earns ISO CertificationMannington recently announced that their commercial carpet manufacturing operations have been registered to the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard by registrars NSF-ISR. ISO (The International Organization for Standardization), is an international organization that serves to develop manufacturing standards that have positive economic, social, and environmental effects. The ISO 14000 group of standards is designed to help organizations address environmental improvement opportunities. Mannington’s commercial carpet operations are located at the company’s commercial headquarters in Calhoun, Georgia. This environmental management system credits Mannington’s carpet mill for achieving continual improvement in environmental performance and assuring no harmful effects on the environment. Contact James Beach at 706.428-2116. For more information about Mannington United States Ranks 28th on EnvironmentA pilot nation-by-nation study of environmental performance shows that just six nations - led by New Zealand, followed by five from Northern Europe - have achieved 85 percent or better success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals ranging from clean drinking water and low ozone levels to sustainable fisheries and low greenhouse gas emissions. The study, jointly produced by Yale and Columbia Universities, ranked the United States 28th over all, behind most of Western Europe, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Costa Rica and Chile, but ahead of Russia and South Korea. The bottom half of the rankings is largely filled with the countries of Africa and Central and South Asia. Pakistan and India both rank among the 20 lowest-scoring countries, with overall success rates of 41.1 percent and 47.7 percent, respectively. Contact Frank Hurd at 706.428-2136. EPA Asks Companies To Eliminate Chemical ProductionThe Environmental Protection Agency has asked eight chemical companies to work to eliminate use of a chemical that is a key ingredient in the production of stain resistent materials. The initiative calls for a 95 percent reduction in environmental emissions and product content levels of perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, and associated chemicals by 2010. The companies also are being asked to work toward the elimination of PFOA and associated chemicals from emissions and products by 2015, but the agency conceded that may not be possible because of costs and technological hurdles. Companies asked to participate are Dupont, 3M/Dyneon Arkema Inc., AGC Chemicals/Asahi Glass, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Clariant Corp., Daikin and Solvay Solexis. The EPA is awaiting a final decision from a science advisory board reviewing a draft risk assessment of PFOA. The EPA is working to add PFOA to the agency's Toxic Release Inventory. Contact James Beach at 706.428-2116. CRI Meetings* CEU Workgroup, February 1, 12:00 - 3:00 pm CRI Participation in Upcoming Events
* Surfaces, January 31 - February 3, Las Vegas If you are aware of other events that present significant opportunities to deliver our messages to our critical audiences, please contact Joan Seelaus at 706.428.2123. Check our website calendar for other industry related events |
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