We have to admit, we thought the development alone of Mohawk SmartStrand carpet with DuPont Sorona renewably sourced polymer was enough to get excited about.
Hey, it’s not every day that we find a way to make a significant portion of carpet fiber from naturally occurring sugars from crops such as corn. Producing Sorona uses 30% less energy and reduces carbon dioxide emissions by 63% than an equal amount of nylon fiber.
But we think it’s time to take our green initiative one step further.
With the help of Lomax Technology from our friends at The Dow Chemical Company, Mohawk is proud to be the first manufacturer in residential carpeting to use renewable energy in producing latex backings for all Mohawk SmartStrand and SmartStrand with DuPont Sorona carpet.
The SmartStrand Solution to Save Energy
It all starts in a Dalton, Georgia, landfill, where a surprising solution is found in an unexpected place.
The decomposition of solid waste inside the landfill creates bacteria which in turn generates 50% methane, 50% carbon dioxide gas. A sysytem of pipes and blowers will collect the gas and then direct it to a central location.
This landfill gas, which was an otherwise unusable pile of waste, has now become a renewable energy source. It will replace the natural gas, precious fossil fuels, that were previously powering the plant used to make the latex backing for our Mohawk carpet.
Now in addition to our creation of an eco-friendly carpet with beauty and durability, Lomax Technology has developed an equally environmentally-sound creation process to match.
And we couldn’t be more willing to put it into effect. At Mohawk, we believe having the best of both worlds is what’s best for our world.
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