Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Dalton, Ga.—As America Recycles Day approaches on Nov. 15, CARE passed the one billion pound milestone for gross collection of old carpet in California since the start of the California Carpet Stewardship Program in 2011. The hard-to-recycle product, made largely from fossil fuels, presents many challenges for collection and recycling. At a time when many other materials’ recycling rates are declining, one billion pounds collected demonstrates remarkable progress, according to the company.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Before the water from your tap reaches your home, it is possible it has gone through areas with dirt, contaminants, chemicals, and pathogens that can harm your immune system. Because of this issue, companies such as www.filtap.com.au have stepped up by offering quality water filtration systems to keep the general public from harm. This is particularly important these days as we all aim for healthy living as well as clean surroundings.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Herb Upton, newly elected RFCI board chairman. Scottsdale, Ariz.—The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), the trade association representing the interests of 22 member resilient flooring manufacturers, gathered here for its two-day annual board of directors meeting, Oct. 26–27, 2021. “It has been a very busy, exciting year for resilient flooring,” said Dean Thompson, president and CEO of RFCI.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Desert Ridge, Ariz.—Against the backdrop of supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages, multiple price increases and rising inflation, a record number of FEI Group members descended on Phoenix for the group’s first convention in two years. Why? “We’d like to think it’s because we’ve built an awesome conference with great speakers, opportunities for peer-to-peer exchange to see our supply partners,” said Graham Howerton, president.

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