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In 1950 carpet industry shipments were 97 million square yards
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In 2007 carpet industry shipments were 1.6
billion square yards
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90% of US carpet is made within a 60 mile radius
of Dalton
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The 4 largest carpet companies are headquartered
in Georgia
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Co2 emissions have dropped from 1.8 lbs/sq. yd.
in 2008 to well below 1 lb/sq. yd. currently
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Water consumption in terms of gallons per square
yard of carpet produced has dropped from 4.4394/sq. yd. in 2003 to 3.6185/ sq yd. in 2007
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Measured by kWh/sq. yd., electricity required
for production has dropped from 1.8 to 1.4
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The recycling effort has increased dramatically;
in terms of post consumer waste purchased, .05 lbs/sq. yd were purchased in 2005
compared to .35 lbs/ sq. yd. in 2007
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Milliken, one of the large carpet manufacturers,
has not contributed to a landfill in over ten years
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Shaw Industries was recognized by CARE as
“Recycler of the Year”
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Tandus replaced diesel fuel with vegetable oil
to power its boiler resulting in reducing CO2 emissions by nearly 80%
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Shaw’s Waste To Energy Plant in Dalton started
using carpet waste and wood flour to power a nearby facility and by doing so
saved $1,000,000 and replaced 90% of the facility’s oil use
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Shaw Industries is one of the founding reporters
to The Climate Registry, a non-profit group that reports greenhouse gas
emissions
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Dow Chemical Company changed its Dalton latex
carpet backing manufacturing facility to get 90% of its energy from methane gas
which comers from a nearby landfill
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Carpet covers nearly 60% of floors in the United
States
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Carpet is the largest manufacturing business in
Georgia
Bob Caperton, Jr.
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Indeed! Interesting facts about the carpet industry and Dalton. I've learned a lots about in your topic. I hope you may also post an images to see those interesting carpets.
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