At Tarkett, we strive to improve people’s lives, conserve natural resources and respect the environment. We focus on making products that deliver optimum performance, promote wellness and protect the planet’s natural capital. To learn more about our commitment to sustainability, read about our Cradle to Cradle® principles and closed-loop circular design below.
Is vinyl a healthy flooring solution?
You probably spend a lot of time indoors and think that safer, healthier interiors designed using sustainable materials are important to your health.
We at Tarkett feel the same. That’s why we apply Cradle to Cradle® principles, select EPEA* evaluated materials for all of our vinyl flooring products, and ensure full transparency throughout the production chain.
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Tarkett attaches great importance to the responsible use of PVC. Currently, we already use quality materials for all of our products. For example, our vinyl rolls are 100% phthalate-free and have low VOC emissions** (<100μg/m3, ten times lower than required by European standards) contributing to healthier indoor environments. They also reduce exposure to asthma and allergy triggers indoors.
Where possible, we also use materials that are both recycled, recyclable, with as low an environmental impact as possible to produce our vinyl rolls.
*Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency
** Excluding foreign production products
What is Tarkett’s closed-loop circular design?
Tarkett is committed to transitioning from a line of recycling resources to a circular economy model in a cycle, from the design and production stages to the subsequent use and recovery stages.
This process starts with an eco-design floor covering with recycling in mind. We do this by constantly optimizing the health and environmental information of our materials to ensure recycling. We also invest in cutting-edge technology to separate components and recycle our floors to maintain maximum material purity and create secondary raw materials with equally good performance and durability.
We seek ways to work more closely with our customers, suppliers and industry partners as we believe in a collaborative approach to responding to global challenges. We encourage transparency about our sustainability progress, products and goals by voluntarily sharing product information. For example, we have MHS (Material Health Statements) for most of our product categories.
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