Bringing Good Things Back To Life

Cradle to cradle is theory. EcoWorx backing is the practice. And the EcoWorx Recovery Technology Facility in Cartersville, Georgia is where it happens. The facility separates carpet made with EcoWorx into two recycling streams. One contains EcoWorx backing and the other contains Eco Solution Q face fiber, which goes off to our Evergreen Nylon Recycling Facility to complete its cradle to cradle cycle.

For EcoWorx tile, the process is called elutriation initiative | 043. It consists of grinding the carpet into a coarse mixture, then separating the elements based on their weight using air flow and gravity. And remember, there's no waste - only ingredients for new carpet.

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National Reclamation Program

In addition to being good for the environment, recycling is a major value-add that we offer our customers. In order to take advantage of this offering, the following information provides further definition of our recycling program.

If You Love It, Return It

As a Shaw Industries company, we maintain chain of custody over our reclamations. So, when you're through with our carpet, it comes back to us, not a landfill. That's the Shaw Environmental Guarantee. We use the technical nutrients from the old carpet to make the new. It's more than reclamation. It's an ecosystem. We'll pick up 500 yards or more of EcoWorx backing free of charge. Call nationwide 1.800.509.SHAW. For international customers, please contact your sales representative for information regarding international environmental guarantee requirements.

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Recycling Eligibility – minimum 500sy For non-EcoWorx carpet to be eligible for recycling, a replacement order through Patcraft must be placed. If the customer is not purchasing Patcraft carpet, we will not arrange recycling. However, we can provide the customer assistance with recycling contacts in their area.

For more information, download our post-consumer carpet recycling guidelines.