September 16, 2011
Shaw Improves Water Use, Carpet Recycling
Shaw Industries Group lowered both its water intensity and post-industrial waste intensity last year, while greenhouse gas intensity held steady, according to the carpet manufacturer’s third annual corporate sustainability report.
Shaw, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is the world’s largest carpet manufacturer, with more than $4 billion in annual sales.
It reported that its post-industrial waste intensity continued to fall last year, down from 0.112 to 0.109 pounds per pound of finished product, en route to a goal of 0.070 in 2012. Post-industrial waste intensity does not include waste from the….
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