Universal Fibers wins Innovative Green Design Award

For the second time this year, Universal Fibers(R) is being recognized for its commitment to sustainability by being honored with an environmental award. Schein Media announces that ReFresh Fibers(R) is a winner of the New York House magazine Innovative Green Design Award in the Flooring/Floor Coverings Category.

Winners represent the greenest materials, most sustainable methods of manufacturing, highest energy efficiency, greenest innovation, minimal carbon footprint and best-looking design in each category.

The Universal brand, ReFresh Fibers(R), is made from a sophisticated multi-step process that takes post-consumer carpet and turns it back into usable nylon 6,6 fiber maximizing the use of an abundant resource that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Universal Fibers(R) is the first in the industry to produce post-consumer Nylon 6,6 fiber.

The panel of judges felt ReFresh Fibers(R) product and manufacturing processes were exceptional and deserved the distinction of winner. Judges included Chris Madden, celebrity designer and television personality, and other leaders in the Green furnishings industry.
The complete list of winners will appear in the June issue of New York House magazine.

An excerpt from the issue says: "Universal Fibers has made reuse and recycling an art form in its innovative ReFresh Fiber carpet fiber, the winner in the flooring/floor coverings category. Universal diverts literally tons of post-consumer Nylon 6,6 carpet from landfills, separates the face fiber and conducts multi-step cleaning processes, making the fluff suitable for making more than 70 designer shades of carpet yarn."

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