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Interface, Inc. and the Zoological Society of London Pilot in the Philippines Hailed a Success

January 7, 2013 | Modified: January 7, 2013 at 8:16 am
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Photo - <p>Net-Works(TM) aims to improve the livelihood of local fishers, while providing Interface, Inc. with an innovative source of recycled materials for its carpet tiles. Discarded nets on the beaches or in the sea have a detrimental effect on the environment and marine life as they can persist for centuries. But, most nylon from these fishing nets is the same material used to make carpet yarn.</p>

Net-Works(TM) aims to improve the livelihood of local fishers, while providing Interface, Inc. with an innovative source of recycled materials for its carpet tiles. Discarded nets on the beaches or in the sea have a detrimental effect on the environment and marine life as they can persist for centuries. But, most nylon from these fishing nets is the same material used to make carpet yarn.

Net-Works(TM) aims to improve the livelihood of local fishers, while providing Interface, Inc. with an innovative source of recycled materials for its carpet tiles. Discarded nets on the beaches or in the sea have a detrimental effect on the environment and marine life as they can persist for centuries. But, most nylon from these fishing nets is the same material used to make carpet yarn.