Chilewich and the Environment

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Chilewich prides itself on cutting-edge product designs. We specialize in the manufacture of woven vinyl fabrics for use in products for the home and commercial interiors. We use vinyl because it is durable, easy to maintain and provides the aesthetic qualities our customers' desire. We will continue to innovate and provide our customers with unique and appealing products. We will also continue to work with industry and our customers to improve their environmental impact. We recognize, and we hope our customers do too, that solving these problems is an evolutionary process that involves the plastics industry, consumers and government in a complex interplay of economics, engineering and chemistry. Chilewich has a commitment to improve and we are confident of continued success. FAQ's Is Plynyl ‘green'? By common definition Plynyl is not green, but we're close. We use post-industrial content in our backings, offer low VOC adhesives for installations and recommend CRI-approved cleaning methods. This means over the life cycle of our product's installation we have a relatively small environmental impact. What are the plans to make Plynyl ‘green'? We are currently experimenting with post-consumer fillers and sustainable polymers in our backings. Does Plynyl have recycled content? Tiles have 15-20% post-industrial recycled content in the backing. w2w has 10% of a rapidly renewable resource (plant based polyol) in the backing. Can Plynyl be recycled? Plynyl is a combination of plastics; vinyl, polyester and polyurethane in our sheet products and vinyl and fiberglass in our tile, and are too costly to separate into their original components. Our current focus, therefore, is to find processes and products that can utilize our reclaimed material as filler, similar to glass used in street paving. Does Plynyl off-gas? All flooring products off-gas, however Plynyl is similar in this regard to other common flooring products such as linoleum or rubber. Can you get LEEDS points for a Plynyl installation? Yes, if you're within a 500-mile radius of our facilities in Georgia. And yes, if you use low VOC adhesives as we recommend.

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