Tandus was the first carpet company to develop the esteemed ‘closed loop recycling’ in 1994, known as ‘The Infinity Initiative’. This revolutionized the carpet industry in more ways than one. It forced the carpet industry to sit up and take notice as Tandus began to take responsibility for the complete lifecycle of their carpet products. The Tandus long term goal is to LEAVE NO TRACE™ and become givers to, rather than takers from, the Earth.

In terms of their 40 years of innovation and environmental stewardship and sustainability Tandus has achieved the following accomplishments:

	In excess of 130,000 pounds of carpet has NOT gone into landfill!
	This in turn means that LESS virgin materials are sourced from the earth.
	Reclaimed carpet is made into 100% recycled ER3 carpet backing, which is then 100% recyclable over and over again.
	17 times lower VOC emissions than allowed industry standards, by using RS pre-applied adhesive.
	Over 8,800,000 gallons of adhesive avoided over the last 16 years and 2,000,000 adhesive drums saved from going into landfill, by using pre-applied adhesive.
	8 million pounds of CO2 NOT put into the atmosphere because Tandus use renewable enery.
	11 tons of pesticides kept out of schools, hospitals, office buildings and the environment by NOT adding antimicrobial treatments to carpets.
	25 % LESS yarn used in the manufacture of their carpet products.