ROSELLE, NJ (March 2018) – CarpetCycle is closing the loop on carpet recycling with the creation of Quiet-Tech, an acoustic carpet insulation made from 85-90 percent post-consumer recycled materials. With nearly four billion pounds of carpet entering the waste stream each year, CarpetCycle is diverting waste from landfills by creating a sustainable, acoustic insulation solution for commercial buildings. Closed loop recycling is a key component of the new circular economy, striving to reduce landfill waste and conserve natural resources.
“For more than 18 years, we’ve been removing, collecting and recycling carpet and post-consumer building material,” said Sean Ragiel, founder and president of CarpetCycle. “But that was just the beginning for us. We’ve come full circle by using diverted carpet to create a sustainable product. Quiet-Tech takes the used material from the floor and puts it right back into the walls of commercial buildings – closing the loop on recycling.”
Quiet-Tech features 85-90 percent post-consumer recycled materials (repurposed inorganic carpets, organic cotton clothes and PET fibers) that do not contain formaldehyde, making it easy to handle and safer for installation. In addition, it holds a Class A fire rating, contains no VOCs, and is mold and mildew resistant.
Beyond its sustainability and safety benefits, Quiet-Tech insulation has an impressive acoustical performance and is easy to install.
Quiet-Tech can improve Sound Transmission Class (STC) by nine points and has a Noise Reduction Coefficient (NRC) rating of 0.95.
For use in metal or wood frame construction, Quiet-Tech’s friction fit insulation batts provide ease of installation without the need for fasteners and adhesives.
Recognizing the importance of eco-friendly building construction, Quiet-Tech insulation meets all requirements for the UL GREENGUARD Gold certification for ultra-low chemical emissions and contributes to commercial LEED and WELL credits, ensuring it supports health and well-being in all buildings.
About CarpetCycle
The leading carpet recycler in the Northeast, CarpetCycle is driving green building initiatives by removing, collecting, tearing out and recycling post-residential and post-commercial flooring in an effort to reduce the materials’ harmful impact on landfills. Through its cost-effective, LEED-accredited services, CarpetCycle gives carpet a second life to enable post-consumer flooring to be safely recycled and reused as new carpet yarns. Sean Ragiel, a board member for Carpet America Recovery EffortSM (CARE) founded CarpetCycle in Dover, N.J. in 1999. Since its inception, the company has expanded to its corporate office and collection facility in Roselle, N.J. in 2017. Quiet-Tech is it first sustainable insulation product manufactured locally in Irvington, NJ, contributing to the emerging circular economy space. For additional information about CarpetCycle, visit www.carpetcycle.com or call 973-732-4858. Connect with CarpetCycle on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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