The Beauty of Circularity: Designing truly circular carpet tiles

For us, the beauty of circularity is about the beauty of the reused materials that go into our products, the innovative manufacturing processes we implement, and the knowledge that we’re actively cutting down on waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

Our approach to circularity focuses on three key areas: Design, Materials, and Circular Journey.

</div> </section> <section id="node_section_title_field_content_paragraph_4" class="background-section-top__container background-section-top__container--no_background" > <div class="block-title"> <h2 class="block-title__label"> Design </h2> <div class="block-title__separator"></div> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> <p>Rooted in Cradle to Cradle principles, all our design decisions start at the end – the perfect place for new, and renewed, beginnings. While designing for functionality and aesthetic appeal, we design for circularity, too – for the multiple long lives our products will live.</p> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> </div> <img src="https://media.tarkett-image.com/large/PI_EMEA_THE_BEAUTY_OF_CIRCULARITY_DESIGN_TWO_IMAGES.jpg" alt="Circular design principles in action: Yarn and Ecobase carpet backing" > </section> <section id="node_section_title_field_content_paragraph_7" class="background-section-top__container background-section-top__container--no_background" > <div class="block-title"> <h2 class="block-title__label"> Materials </h2> <div class="block-title__separator"></div> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> <p>To limit the use of virgin raw materials, we cooperate closely with partner companies across industries, actively recovering valuable materials otherwise destined for waste. We already incorporate calcium carbonate from the local drinking water industry in our carpet tiles, but we’re not stopping there.</p> <p>We’re actively on the lookout for robust new partnerships that would enable us to keep more healthy material resources in the loop.</p> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> </div> <img src="https://media.tarkett-image.com/large/PI_EMEA_THE_BEAUTY_OF_CIRCULARITY_MATERIALS_IMAGES.jpg" alt="Collaborative efforts towards resource conservation: Recovering valuable materials for a circular economy." > </section> <section id="node_section_title_field_content_paragraph_10" class="background-section-top__container background-section-top__container--no_background" > <div class="block-title"> <h2 class="block-title__label"> Circular Journey </h2> <div class="block-title__separator"></div> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> <p>We recognise that we are responsible for the full life cycle of every material we work with. Through our pioneering take-back and recycling programme, ReStart®, we recycle separated yarn and backing in our carpet recycling centre in the Netherlands without loss of quality, all the while complying with stringent health and environmental standards. </p> <p>We don’t do it alone, of course – our network of committed partners helps make this circular journey possible.</p> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> </div> <img src="https://media.tarkett-image.com/large/PI_EMEA_THE_BEAUTY_OF_CIRCULARITY_1.jpg" alt="Embracing the circular journey: recycled content from the yarn and backings of our carpet tiles" > </section> <section id="node_section_title_field_content_paragraph_13" class="background-section-top__container background-section-top__container--no_background" > <div class="block-title"> <h2 class="block-title__label"> Our Circular Carbon Footprint </h2> <div class="block-title__separator"></div> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> <p>Together with our holistic design approach and carefully considered materials, our closed-loop system ensures that our carpet tiles record an impressively low Circular Carbon Footprint – one we're continually working, alongside our partners and customers, to shrink even further.</p> </div> </section> <section class="article-module article-module--small-width"> <div class="designed-text"> <p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3YTtyxAMvBI" width="100%">

Circular Carbon Footprint: according to the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) S-P-05827 – DESSO Recharge & Retrace externally verified by Bureau Veritas, based on the total carbon footprint (Modules A-D) with a closed loop circular recycling scenario.

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The Beauty of Circularity