DALTON—Shaw Industries’ EcoWorx Broadloom and EcoWorx Performance Broadloom backings are already nationally recognized for their environmental attributes but now are even better with the addition of post-consumer recycled content.

Jeff West, director of sustainability and product stewardship for Shaw’s commercial division, said the backings are now available with 20% post-consumer recycled content, and this addition means products using EcoWorx Broadloom or Performance Broadloom now contain a minimum of 10% post-consumer recycled content for the entire product. In addition, the company’s EcoWorx commercial carpet tile backing is also available with post-consumer recycled content.

“Adding post-consumer recycled content is very much in keeping with our cradle-to-cradle design philosophy,” West said. As part of the Shaw’s cradle-to-cradle commitment, the mill’s global Environmental Guarantee pledges customers can return EcoWorx to Shaw when the product has reached the end of its useful life so it can be recycled back into new EcoWorx.

For more information, visit Shaw’s dedicated environmental Web site at shawgreenedge.com.