Press Releases 2004
CRI Honored For Green
Label Plus Effort by California - Earns Governor’s Environmental
and Economic Leadership Award Recognition
December 20, 2004 - CRI was honored with a certificate of recognition
after being nominated for the 2004 California Governor’s Environmental
and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA)....
Frank Endrenyi Receives
Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award
December 1, 2004 - Frank Endrenyi, head of Technology Development
and Sustainable Development for Mohawk Industries, was presented
the prestigious Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award at CRI's 35th Annual
Meeting today....
Grizzle Named New Chairman
at CRI Annual Meeting - NASA Official, Floor Focus Publisher
Highlighted Speakers
December 1, 2004 - Russell Grizzle, President of the USA Carpet
Division of Milliken & Company, was elected as CRI's Chairman of
the Board at CRI's 35th Annual Meeting today....
The Carpet and Rug
Institute Unveils New Carpet Cleaning Testing Program, Announces
Initial Seal of Approval Products - Sets High Bar for Carpet
Cleaning Products
November 16, 2004 - CRI has launched a new Seal of Approval program
designed to recognize superior carpet cleaning products that pass
stringent tests administered by an independent, accredited laboratory.
Since August, three products have been awarded the Seal of Approval....
CRI Distributing Health
Video Nationwide - Will Trumpet Carpet’s Benefits in Health
Care Setting
August 30, 2004 - A new video entitled Healthy Patients and Healthy
Numbers: The Results of Evidence Based Design, which discusses carpet’s
benefits and proper maintenance in the healthcare environment, has
been shipped to over 12,000 healthcare personnel throughout the
United States....
Flooring Industry Launches International
Science Resource Center - Site Will Serve as Central Repository
for Latest Research
July 15, 2004 - CRI today announced the launch of the International
Flooring Science Resource Center. The website will serve as the
home for the new peer reviewed publication the International E-Journal
of Flooring Sciences....
Carpet Industry Sets New IAQ Standard
to Match Low-Emitting Materials Criteria Used by California Schools
- Carpet and Rug Institute Launches Green Label Plus Program
June 14, 2004 - CRI today unveiled a new Green Label Plus independent
testing program for carpet that meets, and even exceeds, California's
indoor environmental quality standards....
CRI Announces
New Maintenance Publications
May 20, 2004 - Carpet cleaning and maintenance in commercial facilities
is the subject of two recent CRI publications, one a collaborative
effort with the National Education Association (NEA)....
Media
Advisory - Spokesperson for Carpet and Trade Issues
May 14, 2004 - John Miller, CRI general counsel and manager of
government affairs, is available to discuss international and trade
issues
as they relate to carpet manufacturing...
CARE
Announces Grant Winners, Total of $103,250 Awarded for 2004 Cycle
May 3, 2004 - In its continuing efforts to foster market-based solutions
for the recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet, the board of
directors for the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) announced
winners of the organization's second cycle of CARE grants...
CARE
Releases Second Annual Report, Matt Ewadinger Named CARE Person
of the Year
April 30, 2004 - The release of CARE's Second Annual Report was
among many highlights of the event that included updates on the
progress the organization has made in its first two years of existence...
CARE Names Nylon
Board Manufacturing Recycler of the Year; Minnesota Company a Leader
in Carpet Recycling
April 30, 2004 - Nylon Board Manufacturing, the developer of Ny-Board,
a composite sheeting material which uses recycled nylon from post-consumer
carpet, was honored last evening as Recycler of the Year at the
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Second Annual Conference...
CRI Response To
"Dancing on Carpet" Study
April 5, 2004 - In the last several weeks, CRI has been inundated
with calls and questions regarding a widely circulated paper called
“Source Strengths for Indoor Human Activities That Resuspend Particulate
Matter,� by Andrea Ferro, et.al...
CRI Endorses Green Chemistry Act of 2004
March 17, 2004 - CRI testified today before the House Committee on Science, endorsing the Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004 and calling for incentives and grants for industries innovating green chemistry while growing the US workforce...
CARE Website Wins Environmentally Friendly Award
March 10, 2004 - The website touting the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) was recently selected to receive the Environmentally Friendly Website Award from Naturally Home...
CARE
Announces Availability of Grants for Carpet Recovery
January 27, 2004 - The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), the
industry-led effort to reduce the flow of waste carpet to landfills
in the United States, has announced its second grant cycle...
CRI Teams Up To Help in Search
for Missing Children - Partners with National Center
for Missing and Exploited Children
January 23, 2004 - CRI has teamed up with the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in an effort to assist the
organization...
CRI
Names New Sustainability Director, Peoples Will Also Serve As Executive
Director of CARE
January 15, 2004 - CRI has announced that Robert Peoples, Ph.D.,
has agreed to join the CRI staff as Director of Sustainability.
Dr. Peoples will also serve in the role of Executive Director of
the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)...
