Mohawk Greenworks - Environmental Leadership That Works!
Making “green claims” is easy. Making green differences is a bit more
difficult. For years, Mohawk has been an industry leader in actively seeking innovative
ways to recycle, reduce, reuse and renew. We’ve learned that successful energy-saving
initiatives and eco-friendly flooring options work for everyone: our business, our
industry, our neighbors, our immediate environment and our entire planet. So we’re
always exploring new ideas to make our products and processes more sustainable and
reduce our use of natural resources.
By the Numbers:
- 500: The number of Mohawk products currently containing
recycled materials.
- 3 Billion: About how many recycled
plastic bottles we take in each year to manufacture Mohawk
everSTRAND™
carpet and other home products.
- 1.75 Billion: Pounds of pre- and post-consumer
waste Mohawk diverts from landfills each year.
- 100 percent: Water
from manufacturing processes at most Mohawk
ceramic tile facilities that is reused and never discharged as waste.
- 7 square yards: The energy savings for this amount of
SmartStrand® with DuPont™ Sorona® renewably
sourced polymer is equal to one gallon of gasoline.
- 1 Billion: Pounds of foam trim has been made into
Mohawk cushion instead of taking up space in landfills.
And that’s just a small snapshot of the many ways we’ve found to decrease
our carbon footprint. The result: beautiful, environmentally friendly flooring and
reduced impact on the planet. After all, Mohawk’s not just doing this for
show; we’re doing it for generations to come.