Beyond Recycling: The View to Sustainability in Full
In recent years our industry has been seized by a recycling mania that often overlooks the larger impacts of manufacturing on the environment. Modular Designs and Milliken Carpet Company have always taken a more holistic approach, believing that stewardship means more than chasing recycled content statistics.
As early as 1900, Milliken was reusing packaging and textile materials
By 1960, we had established a more formal environmental policy to reduce our imprint on the environment
This philosophy still guides the daily choices and practices of all Milliken & Company associates around the world. We continually review our product's life cycle, supply chain and manufacturing processes to assess net impacts and what we can do to reduce them.
REDUCING OUR ECO FOOTPRINT
While conservation is critical, the greater challenge lies in reducing the impact of our operations. Since 1990, we have reduced our environmental footprint by more than 85% while setting new benchmarks in green manufacturing.
All our manufacturing plants have recorded ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL SINCE 1999 (an uncontested industry first) We've REDUCED BOTH OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND WATER USAGE BY OVER 50% (per pound of product) since 1995, while increasing production over the same period
Our small hydroelectric plants and more than 138,000 acres of company-owned forests allow us to claim the rare status as the only CARBON NEGATIVE MANUFACTURER in our industry
We’ve replaced at least 30% of our natural gas consumption with an ALTERNATIVE ENERGY source - methane harvested from our community landfill
The respected Leonardo Academy certified Milliken as the first textile and carpet manufacturer to achieve "CLEANER AND GREENER" for innovative renewable energy and emissions reduction strategies
All our manufacturing locations have been certified to ISO 14001 —the highest global standard for environmental responsibility
