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In honor of Earth Day we would like to share with you our efforts to be green!

This year is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Wikipedia says Earth Day is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970.

Did you know that nationally, floor covering contributes 2% of the volume in all landfills? Our concern lies with the contribution of floor covering waste to Montana landfills. As of Oct 1, 2008 Pierce Flooring has committed to recycling carpet and carpet cushion in all of our locations. We estimate diverting up to 2,000,000 sq. ft. of carpet from local landfills annually. Or, over 1,000,000 lbs of carpet annually.

In fact, in 2009, we diverted 1,191,042 square feet of flooring from landfills. That is equivalent to saving  1,816,339 gallons of water and reclaiming the equivalent of 595.523 pounds from the landfill!

To learn more about our green efforts, please click here. Tell us what you are doing to be green!