SURFACES 2015 SHOW RECYCLES 80% OF
TOTAL WASTE; EXHIBITORS DONATE 140,765 LBS OF REUSABLE PRODUCTS
DALLAS - Informa
Exhibitions U.S. announced the results of the 2015 recycling initiative at The
International Surface Event (TISE) held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in
Las Vegas last month. Over a three-day period, January 21 to 23, more than 84
exhibitors committed to donating, and 140,765 pounds of gently used floor
covering, stone and tile products were collected. Mountain Re-Source Center and
its subsidiary, Tile Partners for Humanity, along with Informa Exhibitions U.S.,
led this initiative with joint participation and support from the Freeman
Companies, United Services and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.
These
sustainability allies collected a total of 571,725 lbs. of commodity materials
that would have otherwise been collected as trash, ending up in a landfill.
Officials from the Mandalay Bay Convention Center provided a comprehensive
post-show report confirming that as a result of the effort, 80% of the total
waste generated from the show was recycled. Recycled materials included
cardboard, carpet, carpet pads, concrete, metal, aluminum, paper, plastics, wood
crates and pallets.
"We are proud of
these remarkable results and this initiative,"Â stated Dana Teague, vice
president with Informa Exhibitions U.S. and The International Surface Event.
"Sustainability touches all of our lives and business, and is truly a social
responsibility not to be ignored. Our participating exhibiting companies and
partners are making a positive impact by touching lives of local communities
where it matters most."Â
Product donations
filled eight 53 ft. trailers to capacity and one large flatbed stacked high with
rolls of carpet. Donations from the show have more than tripled since the
program was launched in 2012. The difficulty of recycling carpet results in
large quantities ending up in U.S. landfills each year, making the sizable
amount of donated carpet even more impactful. The gently-used product was
delivered to two charitable organizations - Habitat for Humanity (Las Vegas, NV
affiliate) and River Valley Community Outreach Center (Gridley, CA), who plan to
utilize the materials to support community improvement efforts currently
underway.
Exhibiting
companies of all sizes from the floor covering, stone and tile industries
actively participated in the recycling initiative for TISE 2015. Soft surface
flooring companies included Dixie Group, Mannington Mills and Stanton Carpet,
among others.
The International
Surface Event East 2015 (TISE East) will be held November 2 to 5 at the Orange
County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
The International
Surface Event 2016 (TISE) will be held January 19 to 22 at the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with Design & Construction
Week 2016 (for the second consecutive year).
02.16.15
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