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EPD Transparency Brief - GlasBacRE, Type 6 productsTRANSCRIPT
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LIFECYCLE IMPACT CATEGORIESThe environmental impacts listed below were assessed throughout the product’s lifecycle – including raw material extraction, transportation, manufacturing, packaging, use, and disposal at end of life.
Global Warming Potential refers to long-term changes in global weather patterns – including temperature and precipitation – that are caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential happens when sunlight reacts with hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds, to produce a type of air pollution known as smog.
Eutrophication Potential occurs when excessive nutrients cause increased algae growth in lakes, blocking the underwater penetration of sunlight needed to produce oxygen and resulting in the loss of aquatic life.
Ozone Depletion Potential is the destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer, which shields the earth from ultraviolet radiation that’s harmful to life, caused by human-made air pollution.
Acidification Potential is the result of human-made emissions and refers to the decrease in pH and increase in acidity of oceans, lakes, rivers, and streams – a phenomenon that pollutes groundwater and harms aquatic life.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Elements)refers to the reduction of available non-renewable resources, such as metals and gases, that are found on the periodic table of elements, due to human activity.
Depletion of Abiotic Resources (Fossil Fuels) refers to the decreasing availability of non-renewable carbon-based compounds, such as oil and coal, due to human activity.
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EPD Transparency Brief
InterfaceCARPET TILE: GLASBAC®RE, TYPE 6 NYLON
MODULAR CARPET TILE WITH GLASBAC®RE BACKING & SOLUTION DYED TYPE 6 NYLON
Modular carpet with recycled solution dyed Nylon 6 yarn face cloth (yarn weight: 21 oz/sq yd) combined with GlasBac®RE recycled backing. The products are manufactured by Interface in LaGrange, Georgia USA.
PCR – FloorcoveringsHarmonised Rules for Textile, Laminate and ResilientFloor Coverings
9/19/2011-9/19/2016
110919.11CA29311.103.1
6.79kg CO2-Equiv.
0.00000098kg CFC 11-Equiv.
0.0000155 kg NOx-Equiv.
1.8mol H+ Equiv.
0.002kg N-Equiv.
6.83kg CO2-Equiv.
0.00000094kg R11-Equiv.
0.004kg Ethene-Equiv.
0.04kg SO2-Equiv.
0.004kg Phosphate-Equiv.
0.0000042kg Sb-Equiv.
One square meter of installed modular carpet for heavy use. The use stage is considered for one year of service life. The reference flow is one square meter of modular carpet.
MATERIAL CONTENT Material content measured to 1%.
COMPONENT MATERIAL AVAILABILITY MASS% ORIGIN
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RECYCLING OR REUSE
STANDARDS CERTIFICATIONS
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ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
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ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY % MJ
NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY % MJ
Face Cloth/Yarn Nylon 6 Post Industrial & Post Consumer Recycled Recycled material, abundant 17% IT
Tufting Primary Polyester Fossil resource, limited 2% US
Latex Ethylene vinyl acetate Fossil resource, limited 5% US
Filler CaCO3 Mineral resource, non renewable, abundant 14% US
Fiberglass Silica Mineral resource, non renewable, abundant 1% US
GlasBac®RE Backing Post Consumer recycled carpet tile Recycled material, abundant 26% US
GlasBac®RE Backing Post Industrial recycled vinyl Recycled material, abundant 35% US
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Product should be recycled through Interface’s ReEntry® 2.0 process by contacting Interface ReEntry® 2.0 at 888-733-6873 (US) or 866-398-3191 (Canada).
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Interface
888-733-6873 (US) or 866-398-3191 (Canada)
www.interface.com
• ISO9001 Quality Management System • ISO14001 Environmental Management System • Platinum NSF140 Sustainable Carpet Assessment • CRI Green Label Plus • NVLAP Accreditation, NIST