Recycle
FLOR has always been an innovator and a pioneer. We care about our planet and its future and seriously consider our eco-footprint in everything we do. That includes what happens when FLOR has lived its useful life. FLOR has developed what is revolutionary in the residential carpet industry - a Return & Recycle Program.
How our Return & Recycle Program works:
- When you are ready to recycle your FLOR, simply package up your tiles for shipping. You can re-use your original FLOR boxes, or the tiles can be cut down to fit a box of any size.
- Once the tiles are packaged, call FLOR customer service at 866.952.4093 or visit a nearby FLOR store and let us know how many packages you will be recycling.
- We will email you a pre-paid UPS label based on the weight of your packages. If you are unsure of the weight, don't worry; we can calculate the weight based on the number of tiles you have in each box.
- At our Georgia facilities, face fiber and backing are cleanly separated using a new patented technology, ReEntry 2.0. ("The face fiber is sheared off of the backing")
- The separated type 6 and 6,6 nylon face fibers are sent to our fiber partners to be reconstituted into new recycled nylon fibers.
- This new post-consumer recycled fiber is then available for purchase to be used in future products.
- Once the face fibers are sheared off the backing, the backing is then shredded into small pellets and heated /melted using our patented Cool Blue™ technology to create post-consumer recycled GlasBac®RE backing.
Learn more about FLOR's Sustainability Efforts .
