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NC-2009 MRc4:Recycled Content

Recycled content in Broadloom Carpet

I was redirected to this forum from Tristan Roberts i am trying to get some important info on recycled content in broadloom . What is the major difference between recycled content percentages claimed by a manufacturer particually J&J Industries ? For example , this manufacturer simply states that a broadloom carpet has a total recycled content of 25% but does not state that it is by total product weight how different would the percentages be , would they go up or down if it by total product weight? How can a manufacturer claim one percentage value on it own website and claim a different percentage value on the ECCOSCORE site that it is attached to. Is there an industry standard or governmental agency that would oversee these claims or is this something that is just posted .Would'nt this create an unfair advantage to this manufacturer compared to other mills that list their broadloom recycled percentages by total product weight.

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Fri, 05/09/2014 - 11:35

Michael - I assume you have contacted Technical Services at J&J Industries directly and asked them your questions. Are you sure information is not by weight? I have not worked with them but I do know that other carpet manufacturers typically provide information by weight for specific products. I am also not familiar with ECCOSCORE - do you mean ecoScorecard - http://jj-invision.ecoscorecard.com? That looks like a great tool for getting documentation based on a specific product. What they have there is how I am used to seeing information from other carpet manufacturers - based on a specific product (style, backing, etc.). Consider reading the Overview in http://jj-invision.ecoscorecard.com/help regarding interface with the manufacturer. Some manufacturers have their recycled claims verified by third parties but others just post the information based on their own analysis. You might have seen some general recycled information on their website but it seems like the information you would get from ecoScorecard is what you need for documentation. Based on what I read about ecoScorecard and their experience with green building, I would think that the recycled content information there would be by weight.

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