LOUISVILLE, KY.—LSI Wallcovering announced it will pick up freight costs to bring used vinyl wallcovering back to its Second-Look Recycling Center in New Castle, Ind. The Louisville, Ky.-based wallcovering manufacturer made the move to ensure that rising fuel costs don’t discourage specifiers from recycling wallcovering. Second-Look accepts all makes of vinyl wallcovering and covers freight from any location in the continental United States and Canada. Second-Look is the first program to recycle post-consumer vinyl wallcovering and has diverted hundreds of thousands of pounds from the landfill since it began operations in 2005.
Effective immediately, the free freight program is available on any size project, large or small, with an order for replacement wallcovering. LSI estimates the savings for a California customer to return 2,000 yards is approximately $1,000 to $1,500, depending on freight discounts. In addition, customers recapture hauling and landfill fees. LSI also offers collection boxes to design firms to reclaim vinyl wallcovering samples free of charge.
“With shipping costs on the rise, we want to remove barriers to recycling and ensure a good stream of post-consumer material for our Second-Look program,” said Beth Rich, director of Brand Management. “Freight costs to reclaim wallcovering are a small part of an overall project, but nevertheless we don’t want specifiers or end-users to be deterred by additional costs.”
Second-Look has been recognized with the Most Sustainable Gold Product Award from IIDEX/NeoCon Canada, the Most Sustainable Award from the Healthcare Facilities Symposium, the Innovations Environmental Grand Prize, and Editor’s Choice Awards from “Architectural Record” and “Interiors & Sources.” The program reclaims used vinyl wallcovering and recycles it into new Second-Look designs with 20 percent recycled content, including a minimum of 10 percent post-consumer. The recycled wallcoverings are Type II, 52”/54”, 20-ounce vinyl that are low-VOC and use water-based inks and adhesives.
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