What is the carpet industry doing to address the indoor air quality issue?
Many consumer concerns are based on lack of knowledge about the issue, and we believe the material you are reading provides needed information. Shaw Industries is also playing a leading role in the carpet industy’s efforts to minimize emissions from carpet and is lending its technical capabilities and facilities to industry research. Since any new or unusual odor may be perceived as a problem, levels of 4-PC in the latex used in most carpet have been lowered by more than 70% over the past two years. The industry is examining ways to make even more reductions. In addition, Shaw Industries participates in the industry’s efforts to minimize all emissions from carpet. Carpet that meets the industry’s new voluntary emissions-reduction requirements, established by the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), receives a green certification label listing the manufacturer’s identification number, as well as an ’800’ number consumers may call for additional information: 1-800-882-8846. The industry firml
