Heritage Carpets Forefronts Sustainability in the NZ Carpet Industry
Saturday 23 December 2017, 2:20AM
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Carpet manufacturers all over the world are moving towards the use of more sustainable and eco-friendly resources, and Heritage Carpets is at the forefront of providing sustainable carpet tiles all over New Zealand.
As the exclusive distributor for Modulyss carpets in New Zealand, Heritage Carpets provide a wide array of carpet options fully or partially constructed with recycled material such as nylon and PET (bottle scrap).
A notable project using one of Heritage Carpet’s sustainable carpet tiles is Harmoney Auckland’s flooring. Their attitude of giving a “fair deal” to customers is reflected in their open, fun and modern office design, incorporating the sharp style of First Radiant carpet tiles. First Radiant is made of 54% overall recycled content, and the Colback SMR primary backing is produced out of 100% post-consumer recycled PET. And with Modulyss’ ‘back2back’ program, used First Radiant carpet tiles can be recycled as raw material for the backing of new carpet tiles.
Amanda Sorrenson, long-time vegan and coordinator of the New Zealand Vegan Society, talks about how flooring décor impact the environment in a recent interview.
“If you were in a position that you were choosing your flooring…People would want to go for synthetic and I've heard that synthetic is really good because you can recycle it. Rather than going into landfill, it would be recycled. So that's another plus for it,” says Amanda.
For future carpet projects, companies carrying the New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC) or the Environmental Choice New Zealand (ECNZ) badges are the top choices for sustainability value. Alternatively, recycled-content percentage numbers are also available on any carpet product.
Heritage Carpets carry a wide array of carpet options fully or partially made with recycled content, only sourcing from socially conscious manufacturers that provide the best quality commercial carpet tiles NZ wide. Visit the Heritage Carpets’ dedicated Carpet Tiles website today to view their carpet tiles online!