Dallas, Texas—In recognition of Earth Day 2023, sister brands Daltile, Marazzi and American Olean highlighted some of the many sustainable features of its products, processes and company ethos.
“As a company, we strive to create beautiful tile designs responsibly,” said Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile LLC. “Under our brands’ ‘Our Promise’ sustainability platform, we are focused on creating a more climate-positive future by being dedicated stewards of our global impact, leveraging our resources to shrink our footprint and reduce our waste. Not only do we strive as a company to encourage sustainable activity around Earth Day, but we are keenly focused on this effort 365 days a year via myriad environmental sustainability efforts.”
The Daltile, Marazzi and American Olean environmental sustainability efforts include but are not limited to the following:
- 99%—Over 99% of the tile collections contain recycled or reclaimed materials.
- 300 million—On average, the North American facilities recover and reuse over 300 million pounds of recycled and/or reclaimed material per year.
- 17%—2018 to present the brands have reduced their carbon footprint by 17%.
- 84%—Overall, the brands recover and reuse 84% of all process wastewater generated in their manufacturing plants to make tile products.
- 125 million—Measures have prevented over 125 million gallons of wastewater from entering local municipal water treatment facilities.
- 11%—The brands have reduced energy consumption by 11% at all of their company-owned sales service centers and distribution facilities.
- 0%—Tiles are made from only natural materials: water, clay, sand, feldspar and other minerals. The brands’ tiles contain zero VOCs, zero PVCs, zero allergens and zero formaldehyde.
- The brands have developed and continue to maintain product-specific EPDs. They also have produced product-specific HPDs for each of their core companies.
“We look forward to doing great things as we continue to grow our multi-facetted sustainability program,” Thorn-Brooks said. “Our commitment to having a positive impact on the world around us is one of the core pillars of our business.”