InterfaceFLOR ties up with SITA to tackle raw materials shortage

11 Nov '11

4 min read

Carpet tiles that are not suitable for re-use will be recycled in to raw materials for new products, using InterfaceFLOR's breakthrough technology, ReEntry 2.0. This innovative process separates the main components of a carpet tile and transforms them into raw materials for new products. Through ReEntry 2.0, InterfaceFLOR can recycle the most widely used type of carpet tile in the European market today. The process has the capability to recycle a significant capacity of 600,000 square metres per year, which the company plans to further increase in the future.

For used broadloom carpet and carpet tiles not suitable for recycling through ReEntry 2.0, InterfaceFLOR is working with SITA to offer an energy recovery service, using the most responsible and efficient methods available. Carpet has a relatively high calorific value, and energy can be generated by incinerating the carpet in a controlled waste- to-energy facility, or by using it as fuel and raw material in the cement industry.

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