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CISUFLO PROJECT

this direction. As the product can only be ensure it appears within an end-of-life rug product manufactured is, the less burden that
recycled without glue, using appropriate when it comes time to remove and recycle manufacturer should have to carry.
adhesives and installation practices, as it. Indeed, this requirement also must be Just as collaboration is the keynote of the
advised in the manufacturer’s guidelines, considered for lifted carpet scraps. In its own CISUFLO project and this year’s CFA Guide
is necessary for the material value to be rug manufacturing, Edel Carpets prints QR to Sustainability, Robbert states a willingness
recovered within a circular loop. codes in a linear, repeating fashion typically to take part in other future projects and is
Robbert sees the manufacturer’s primary every 1m. keen to continue building on developed
responsibility to sustainability as product The overall success of the CISUFLO relationships. Edel Carpets’ own future focus
design and manufacturing methods, project has been limited by the difficulty of is on continuing to develop upon the technical
concerned foremost with the environmental balancing technical advances with commercial success of ALLOA and meet ambitious
suitability of raw materials involved. He viability and industry capacities. To encourage climate targets to reduce its carbon footprint
estimates that the production and purchase bolder progress in the industry, Robbert by 50% every 10 years. This progression is
and processing of yarn accounts for about argues that more action needs to be taken measured by manufacturing using recycled
70% of the company’s C02 emissions. by governments across Europe to incentivise raw materials, producing carpets suitable
In addition, Edel Carpets continues to the supply and demand of sustainable for circular recycling systems, greening
investigate the ways to limit its water floorcoverings and level the playing field energy consumption and using more efficient
consumption and pollution, while offering with external competition through tariffs. The production methods and machines.
good employer practices and governance. next frontier, as supported by industry and Reflecting on the CISUFLO project,
Drawing from its experience with QR government, is, he argues, to deliver flooring
technologies, Edel Carpets also assisted that is both sustainable and affordable for a Robbert declares: ‘Sustainability is the
key to the future success of not just Edel
CISUFLO’s efforts to identify and sort end-of- wide audience.
life carpets with durable labels. The project Robbert believes that EPR for packaging Carpets but all the flooring industry, and it
quickly recognised it was integral that a should be pursued to fund the recycling will only continue to increase in priority. I am
floorcovering label doesn’t deteriorate at schemes necessary for a circular flooring convinced that without sustainable products,
the same rate as the floorcovering itself product to not just be possible but fully a company won’t have a product anymore to
and remains perfectly readable at end-of- practised. Better infrastructure and support sell. As much as more progress is necessary,
life. Although the project focused on QR would expand upon manufacturers’ takeback as the CISUFLO project comes to an end it
technologies, a long-term option includes the engagement, which for Edel Carpets is is important to recognise much has been
use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) currently predominated by the wholesale achieved. We will continue to innovate upon
technology, which instead uses radio waves market, allowing more retailers and sustainable carpet technologies and support
to wirelessly track information. contractors to take advantage of product circular flooring with our stakeholders, and
Rugs in particular present a unique recyclability. However, Robbert contends that I am thankful to all of the parties involved in
14 challenge because of how a carpet is cut EPR for packaging should be instated based this project, in particular to the CFA and FITA
to different shapes and sizes. Identifying on some type of ‘eco-modulated’ fee; that is, for their efforts in supporting research in the
tags must be repeated frequently enough to that the more environmentally friendly the UK.’

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