Sustainability

CRADLE TO CRADLE

The Cradle to Cradle Certification evaluates and improves products by thoroughly assessing and optimizing materials and production processes. Certification means a healthy, safe, effective and quality product that is recyclable again and again.

Certified products must meet certain objectives within these categories to be certified, with additional items necessary to move from level to level. There are four certification levels:

• Platinum
• Gold
• Silver
• Basic

Our Cradle to Cradle Silver Certified Product Systems:

• Eco Solution Q type 6 nylon fiber
• EcoWorx carpet tile backing
• EcoWorx Broadloom and EcoWorx Performance Broadloom backing

To learn more about Cradle to Cradle Certification, visit MBDC.

RECYCLING ECOWORX PRODUCTS: OUR ENVIRONMENTAL GUARANTEE

EcoWorx products are backed with an Environmental Guarantee. It’s our way of saying, “We want it back.” All EcoWorx products have an 800 number printed on the back – 800.509.SHAW. Call and Shaw will transport and recycle any EcoWorx tile or broadloom carpet at no cost to you. Recycling EcoWorx is easy and hassle-free, making it easy for you to recycle your used carpet, saving valuable time and money on landfill fees.

• Continental U.S. and Canada Guarantee: Shaw will take back 500 yards or greater of EcoWorx material at no cost to you.
• Alaska, Hawaii, other U.S. Territories and Mexico Guarantee: Shaw will take back 5,000 yards or greater of EcoWorx material at no cost to you and will assume the cost to transport the product to our recycling facilities.
• International Guarantee: Shaw will take back 5,000 yards or greater of EcoWorx material from any international port at no cost to you. Shaw will pay for the transportation cost of EcoWorx material from any international port and will assume the cost to transport the product to our recycling facilities.

Material must meet the following requirements:

• Free of all types of debris and uncontaminated by any toxic substances, such as solvents. Adhesive residue on the backing is acceptable
• No other carpet tile backing, such as PVC, or other roll carpet backings may be mixed on EcoWorx pallets
• EcoWorx Broadloom and Performance Broadloom products must be cut and rolled no longer than 3 feet wide

 

Recycling of Non-EcoWorx Products In order to recycle non-EcoWorx carpet, a minimum of 500 square yards must be returned and a replacement order through Shaw Contract Group must be placed. If you are not purchasing Shaw Contract Group carpet, we can provide assistance with recycling contacts in your area.

 

Scheduling RecyclingCall 800.509.SHAW to begin the carpet recycling process. Shannon Stillmock will complete a post consumer recycling form at least two weeks prior to pick-up. A Shaw Environmental Specialist will work with you to schedule carpet recycling. Please allow 5 days to schedule transportation.

Recycling Guidelines:

• New Shaw carpet order is required
• 500 yard or $1,000 minimum
• Material must be palletized and secured
• Carpet must be free of debris
• Customer must load material onto truck
• Pick-up location must be able to accommodate a 52-foot trailer
• Additional services such as dumpsters, dropped trailers, etc. will be provided as necessary at additional cost
• These services are applicable in the continental United States and Canada only
• Requests outside the continental U.S. will be evaluated on a project by project basis
• Shaw Contract will provide proof of recycling documentation

For more information on Shaw’s collection network and to facilitate carpet recycling, please contact Shaw at 800.509.SHAW or via email at bea.brahmbhatt@shawinc.com. Please download and review the EcoWorx Recycling Guidelines.

MATERIAL HEALTH

Health Product Declaration

The Health Product Declaration (HPD) enables manufacturers to present building product ingredients in a format that is consistent, transparent and in a common language consumers can understand. Completed HPDs include an inventory of ingredients that are scanned against a number of authoritative hazards lists to identify Benchmark 1 chemicals (chemicals of high concern).

Environmental Product Declaration

Reports that communicate the environmental impacts of a product across all phases of its lifecycle – from raw material extraction, manufacturing, and distribution, to product use and end of life. Shaw has third-party verified EPDs for the vast majority of our commercial and residential carpets.

Declare

Shaw Contract products constructed with EcoWorx Carpet Tile and EcoSolution Q face fiber are registered through the Declare program and classified as “Red List Compliant.”