Life Cycle And Disposal Carpet

The carpet america recovery effort can provide information and advice on recycling and other end of life options.

Life cycle and disposal carpet. Volume 3 number 4 209 life cycle assessment of floor covering. Evaluate carpet based upon its intended use and how long you want it to last. Along with its manufacture and disposal options. Says ahrens noting that tco is not a new concept life cycle has been discussed and debated for years but one that the industry is taking in new directions.

The life cycle of a particular carpet accounts for every impact on the environment that the carpet has from the day it is made until the end of its useful life when it is disposed of or recycled. Exit specify your recovery recycling requirements in the purchase contract this ensures that end of life issues are addressed and incorporates lifetime cost into the purchase price. The life cycle assessment of carpet generally estimates the energy consumption and the carbon emission production in the entire life cycle of carpet raw material extraction raw material production carpet production carpet installation and carpet use as well as carpet disposal and recycling along with associated transportation activities from the raw material manufacturer site to the recycling and disposal site crowley et al 2010. Latex materials energy wastes disposal carpet recycling carpet manufacturing carpet material supply chain recycled materials disposal lca boundary use phase.

Blok table 4 the environmental profiles per functional unit of linoleum cushion vinyl tufted carpet with a woollen pile and tufted carpet with a polyamide pile the scores for linoleum with a time of use of eight years are represented in parentheses linoleum. An appreciation of what constitutes. Waiting to address end of life issues until the need arises can result in more.