Core funder Tarkett Ltd took the Circular Economy Initiative award for their 100% closed loop DESSO carpet tiles, which are designed and produced using recycled flooring.
A founding member of Carpet Recycling UK, Spruce Carpets Ltd won the Reuse Member of the Year award for their reuse of carpet tiles and broadloom carpets since they were established in 2005. The company supplies flooring to low and no-income households in their local community.
Andy Murphy of Melrose Interiors Ltd was named Recycling Champion of the Year for his tireless work within product development and innovation in the circular economy turning pre-consumer surplus flooring into stylish, hand- finished rugs and runners.
Melrose Interiors Ltd also won Recycler of the Year for their RELAY recycling programme that diverts half a million square metres of carpet surplus from landfill per year. They recover pre- consumer carpet from production over- makes, roll ends and fitters’ off-cuts for repurposing in new products.
MJ’s Event Services Ltd clinched the Take Back Partner of the Year award for their coordination and drive to
repurpose the COP26 flooring. The company is committed to helping their customers to find reuse and recycling outlets for the often-single-use flooring it places onto the market.
Key speakers included Bob Peoples of CARE and Edmund Vankann of European Carpet and Rug Association (ECRA) with US and EU updates on how the sector should approach Extended Producer Responsibility with a key suggestion that a proactive and collaborative approach from the sector is required through CRUK to focus on market-based solutions. CRUK will move forward with this and arrange its next face-to-face steering meeting for October where core funders will discuss and agree next steps.
Other speakers were Ranae Anderson of Universal Fibers, Andy Murphy of Melrose Interiors, and Luca Bertamini at Aquafil who said: “I received a clear feeling of urgency regarding the need to raise awareness about the difficulties and the challenges to overcome.”
Praising the event and CRUK’s increase in core funders, Andrew Jackson of Shaw said: “CRUK’s activity is so important to our industry if we truly want to become a circular economy. We all have a part
to play. The mix of speakers and subject matters were varied and very interesting.”
Adnan concluded: “It was recognised and agreed that CRUK is the best organisation to lead the sector forward towards the Circular Economy and to consult with policy makers and legislators. I have now been asked to present at the LARAC (local authority recycling advisory committee) conference in October to help raise awareness amongst local government and will be sitting on the sustainability committee for The Furniture Makers Company to represent flooring. Liaison with other key related industries is essential in driving forward innovation and developments for the sector.
“Finally, anyone who is not currently a member of CRUK in this sector, be it raw material supplier, manufacturer, wholesaler, contractor, retailer, technology company, recycler etc is encouraged to make contact and join us at this important (perhaps crucial) time, to collaborate in the sector’s next steps on sustainability and legislation, to be a part of CRUK moving forward and to benefit from the successes that membership can bring”.
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