Product Stewardship At Armstrong. Anita Snader Environmental Sustainability Manager, LEED AP Commercial Ceilings Division

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1 Product Stewardship At Armstrong Anita Snader Environmental Sustainability Manager, LEED AP Commercial Ceilings Division

2 Who We Are A Global Leader In The Design & Manufacture Of Commercial And Residential: Standard and Custom Ceiling Panels Ceiling Installation Systems (grid) Resilient Sheet and Tile Flooring Hardwood Flooring Cabinets (residential) Global Fortune 1000 Company $2.8 billion in Sales in ,000 employees worldwide Environmentally-responsible products, programs & operations Founding Member of USGBC, CAGBC and GBC s globally Member of the Climate Registry, Energy Star and EPA Green Power Partnership Corporate Headquarters in Lancaster, PA - LEED EB Platinum certification 2

3 A History of Product Stewardship Armstrong has a rich history of using rapidly renewable resources and producing goods from post-consumer and post-industrial waste. In 1860 Thomas Armstrong started the Armstrong Cork Company In 1899, Linoleum & Cork Insulation is introduced to use cork scrap In 1920, Vibracork is developed to absorb vibrations and reduce sound In 1926, Corkcoustic is introduced By 1928, material is cut, painted, and sold as a finished surface

4 Armstrong Sustainability Journey Profit Energy Greenhouse Gases Water People Responsible Forest Management Waste Planet Product Stewardship 4

5 Drivers for Manufacturers Market differentiation greater PC content Branding/Image/Customer Expectations Reduce product s environmental footprint use less virgin materials, Design for the Environment

6 Armstrong Ceiling Recycling Program We started the program in 1999 Over 100 million pounds of ceilings have been recycled nationwide 50,000 tons of construction waste was been diverted from landfills Our Closed loop process makes ceilings one of few interior finishes where 100% of what is returned is made into a new product. Year on Year program growth continues at 20-25%. And we are constantly looking at new ways to expand and improve the program. 6

7 A Closed Loop Process Introducing the industry s first and only program offering ceilings made with postconsumer content reclaimed as part of our closed-loop manufacturing process. Old is new again as reclaimed ceilings become our post-consumer content in new ceilings. The Armstrong Ceiling-2-Ceiling products offer: industry s highest level of recycled content from a closed loop, post-consumer process the only ceilings made from reclaimed ceilings LEED Contribution Ceiling-2-Ceiling items deliver a higher MRc4 LEED post-consumer percentage than comparable products. 7

8 Palletized Recycled Ceilings Model Palletized Material Consolidators (mix of Network Consolidators and Outside Interior Removal Companies Recycler Armstrong Plants (PA, GA, FL, OR) Segregates recycled ceilings into palletized stacks & sends to Armstrong or certified consolidator Stores material & loads on truck once enough collected # of Locations Contractors = 75 Distributors = 156 Removal Companies 11 Covers freight costs and ships to plant

9 Bulk Recycled Ceilings Model Bulk/Baled Material C&D Contractor Comingled Site separated C&D Processor (regional) Armstrong Segregates fiberglass insulation & recycled ceilings into roll-off or compactor & sends to C&D Processor or sends comingled stream Further sorts out contaminants, bales material, stores, & loads on truck 11 signed YTD Pays C&D Processor, covers freight costs and ships to plant Note: current consolidator recycled ceiling model would remain (pallets)

10 The Recycling Process How it Works

11 11 The Steps to Recycling your Ceilings.

12 The Steps to Recycling your Ceilings. Develop a construction waste management plan. Include provisions for ceiling recycling in your project specifications. Download a guide specification at armstrong.com/recycling. Recycling spec: armstrong.com/ceilings/recycling 12

13 The Steps to Recycling your Ceilings. Register your ceiling recycling project with the Armstrong Recycling Center at (press option 1, then 8). Refer your customer directly to the Recycling Center. They will handle the approval, processing and scheduling of the shipment. 13

14 The Steps to Recycling your Ceilings. Review building and material requirements with the Recycling Center. You will need to supply: A. Contact information for the project; B. Building information (Year of Building Construction, General Contractor or Demolition Contractor, Building use, a copy of an asbestos survey, details on any abatement. C. Ceiling information Material type, quantity, timing D. Asbestos Survey for the building: Buildings constructed before Details of any asbestos abatement. If a newer building (after 1990) and no asbestos was used in construction, then a signed letter from the building owner must be obtained. 14

15 15 What Can be Recycled?

16 The Steps to Recycling your Ceilings. When job reviewed, and meets requirements You will receive an approval Ceiling Recycling Agreement by job - To be signed by Removal Contractor - return and submit to Recycling center 2. Recycling Logistics Form to complete Trigger for Pickup Arrangements 3. Recycling Requirements Page details for stacking and shipping 16

17 The Steps to Recycling your Ceilings. After returning documentation 1. Carrier Arrangements will Be made allow 3-5 days to set up 2. Receive a PO outlining details of carrier pickup 3. Receive a Return Authorization Label - Return labels will be ed for your use. These labels must be attached to each pallet of material to be returned. 17

18 Armstrong Flooring Recycling Program Just Beginning. Focusing on our larger customers Interested in working on jobs that fit our guidelines Guidelines for Reclamation of VCT: (no wood, laminate or luxury vinyl tile) 1. Non asbestos containing VCT only 2. Light Colors white, grays, neutrals 3. Tile must be kept dry 4. Complete appropriate questionnaire and Site/Asbestos Survey 5. Return in gaylord boxes Contact: Noel Critchlow at to discuss recycling your flooring 18

19 Recycling Resources 19

20 Recycling Resources 20 Recycling Website - Click to take a tour

21 21 Join us in Closing the Loop with Recycling..