by Rebecca Walker — March 26, 2010—Modular carpet manufacturer Interface says it sent less waste to landfill last year than in any previous year. Creating zero waste is one part of the company’s Mission Zero commitment to eliminate its negative impacts on the environment by 2020.
Interface is planning to take a yearlong look at its progress now that it is a decade away from the end of Mission Zero. The company has 16 years worth of data on its emissions and its waste, energy, material and water use. It will spend the rest of 2010 releasing updates on results from 2009 and analyzing where it needs further investment and focus.
Interface founder and chairman Ray Anderson initiated the company’s Mission Zero efforts more than 15 years ago, a journey he chronicled in his book from last year, Confessions of a Radical Industrialist. Mission Zero includes goals on renewable energy, resource-efficient transportation, eliminating toxic substances from products, stakeholder engagement, and eliminating all emissions to air, land and water.
For more information, see the Interface Web site.
