Environmentally Friendly Products by Shaw

         All of our green programs and innovations notwithstanding, we must produce environmentally friendly
       products for our efforts to be meaningful to consumers. Of course, the most important consideration in
       purchasing any new carpet or floor covering is the level of quality it provides. With Shaw, you can be assured
       that you are getting the finest floor covering available. But isn't it good to know that some products you buy
       are also good for the environment? In line with the lacey Act, we take steps to ensure our wood is legally
       delivered and sourced. Learn More

         Shaw offers a wide variety of environmentally friendly residential and commercial products.
       

 Epic™ Hardwood. 3/8" Epic uses
 50% less newly harvested wood than
 conventional 3/8" thick engineered wood
 flooring, is made with EnviroCore™-a
 dense, inner core composed of wood
 fiber by-products created in the
 manufacture of other products that are
 otherwise burned or put into landfills,
 and Epic premium veneers come
 from managed forests.

 Shaw Laminate. Shaw's laminate
 products are inherently good
 environmental choices in floor covering.
 Engineered to last, laminate offers a
 long life span that minimizes
 replacement. And while it simulates
 the upscale look of a natural product
 like an exotic hardwood or ceramic
 tile, the actual material isn't used and
 the natural resource preserved. Shaw
 laminates feature OptiCore™ and
 use 98% less newly harvested
 wood than conventional engineered
 hardwood products.

  Anderson Hardwood Floors.
 A member of the Forest Stewardship
 Council and Harwood Forestry
 Fund, Anderson Hardwood Floors,
 Shaw's latest acquisition, follows sound
 environmental practices. Anderson is
 is a leader in quality and environmental
 stewardship. Anderson products feature
 innovative style and design that fit any
 lifestyle.
 

 Shaw's newTripleTouch™  Cushion is
 environmentally responsible.
 TripleTouch is made with natural oils,
 reducing our dependency on
 petroleum-based products. In addition,
 the backing system's primary
 components are made from recycled
 content.

 Shaw Hardwoods   are milled from
 a single piece of hardwood and
 last for generations. Shaw is committed
 to sustainability. A recent introduction,
 Grand Canyon, is made with 100% wood
 by-products.

 Type 6 Nylon.  Type 6 nylon (Nylon 6)
 is used in such applications as
 residential and commercial carpet, as
 well as other products. It is the only
 residential carpet fiber capable of being
 recycled back into carpet fiber
 repeatedly. Carpets of Type 6 nylon
 are recycled at Shaw's Evergreen Nylon
 Recycling facility in Augusta, Georgia.

 Anso® Nylon  is the longest standing,
 continuously marketed fiber brand in the
 residential floorcovering industry. Anso
 nylon is among the best fibers available,
 providing exceptional performance, and
 built-in stain and crush resistance.
 Carpets of Anso nylon contain recycled
 content and are made from Type 6
 nylon, which is recyclable into new
 carpet.

  EverTouch®   nylon products are also
  made from Type 6 nylon that can be
  recycled back into carpet fiber again
  and again, endlessly.

 Eco Solution Q® nylon is a Type 6
 nylon that has been used in
 commercial applications since 1995.
 EcoSolution Q is continuous filament
 fiber designed to meet the exacting
 criteria of the commercial market,
 from the aesthetic needs of the
 needs of the corporate office
 environment to the hygienic standards
 of health care installations.Post-end-
 user EcoSolution Q fiber will be
 recycled at Evergreen Nylon Recycling.

 EcoSolution Q contains a minimum of
 25% recycled content and contributes
 to the U.S. Green Building Council's
 (USGBC) LEED (Leadership in Energy
 and Environmental Design) certification
 standards.

 Solution Q® nylon is a Type 6 nylon
 also used in commercial
 applications. Solution Q does not
 contain recycled content but can be
 recycled into new fiber repeatedly.

 EcoWorx® Tile. EcoWorx is also the
 industry's first sustainable, non-PVC
 tile backing system. EcoWorx actually
 outperforms traditional PVC backings
 while it is 40% lighter in weight and is
 considerably more durable than PVC.
 EcoWorx was awarded the EPA's
 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
 Award, the only time the award has
 been given to a carpet product, and
 the Best of NeoCon award, among
 many other acknowledgments.

 Because broadloom carpet occupies
 roughly two-thirds of the commercial
 market, an even greater amount of
 post-consumer carpet can be kept
 from landfills due to the recyclability of
 EcoWorx Performance Broadloom.