Waterford Carpets Ltd – Tretford Roll Carpet

Overview

 

GreenTag^Cert™ LCARate Silver, GreenRate Level A Certified, low VOC, heavy contract cord carpet range with pile made predominantly from goat hair, which is a renewable, durable, low lanolin, inherently anti-static fibre. Suitable for a range of applications including work spaces, residential environments, schools, offices, retail fitouts, sports centres and hotels.

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The product has achieved GreenRate Level A for GBCA Materials Calculator third party certification.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

GreenTag^Cert™ LCARate Assessment

Integrated Design Synergy

Product has not been assessed under this criterion. Product does not create synergy within other building systems and hence this SAC is deemed 'Not Applicable'.

 

Tretford Roll Carpet has been attributed a score of 0.95 on a scale of -1 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-2 Life Cycle Assessment - Greenhouse. The lower the score, the better the product performs in this category. Product achieves Greenhouse gas emissions of 13.77 kgCO_2e/m².

Greenhouse emissions are comprised of negative impacts from CO₂ and other greenhouse gas emissions as well as positive impacts from sink effects where the Goat Hair and Jute components comprises carbon bound up from the atmosphere.

The Greenhouse gas footprints for the product are measured in accordance with ISO 14064:2006 or PAS 2050:2008.

 

Tretford Roll Carpet has been attributed a score of 0.10 on a scale of 0 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-3 Life Cycle Assessment - Health. The lower the score, the better the product performs in this category.

ECOSPECIFIER CAUTIONARY ASSESSMENT PROCESS (ESCAP)

Issues of Concern / Red Lights

The product has successfully passed the ESCAP and no issues of concern or red light comments exist regarding the toxicity of the products. The manufacturer of Tretford Roll Carpet has a certified ISO 14001 EMS and has demonstrated the gathering of data on toxics usage and generation in a format that allows for the tracking of all toxics purchased or generated, with the aim of elimination of toxics in the production process, along with a commitment to continuous improvement.

The use of Goats Hair, Rayon and Jute in this product decrease the overall negative impacts associated with the use of synthetic and chemically manufactured products.

The unreacted, raw materials of this product contain carbon black. In 2006, the IARC reclassified carbon black as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Class 2B). This issue relates to the inhalation of pure powdered and ultra-fine carbon black dust during manufacture and is not considered a risk, as the carbon black is not in a respirable form when bound into the product. Refer to the Materials Safety Datasheet for more information.

Product contains Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) which is a controversial material from a long term eco and health preferable stance. However PVC's durability, long performance life, resilience to moisture and ease of maintenance make it a commonly used product.

The first step in production of PVC is making the monomer, vinyl chloride. This process involves chlorine gas and may involve mercury (see Glossary). Vinyl Chloride monomer is a Category 1 carcinogen with potential worker health impacts during manufacture. Contemporary air filtration minimises Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) implications. Disposal via incineration (unlikely in Australia) can produce dioxins.

The product utilises leading edge barium zinc stabilisers as a replacement for the organotin stabilisers used in the past production of PVC flooring products.

Tretford Roll Carpet is available in a range of colours, however the colours Anthracite and Diplomat Red require Chrome Mordant Dyeing process which is banned under the GreenTag standard. These colours are not certified under the GreenTag certification system. Waterford Carpets is committed to finding an alternative dye method to the currently used Chrome Mordant Dyeing process whilst maintaining the quality of the product.

IEQ Certification: Volatile Organic Compounds VOCs: This product is Certified to meet Green Star™ IEQ VOC credits for Carpets and Flooring.

 

 

Biodiversity - Physical Impacts

Tretford Roll Carpet has been attributed a score of 0.54 on a scale of -1 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-5 Biodiversity - Physical Impacts (non-LCA).

Petroleum, the primary raw material of PVC, can have significant marine biodiversity impacts in its extraction, and in the case of oil spill impacts, while rare, petroleum can have significant localised impacts.

 

Tretford Roll Carpet has been attributed a score of 0.50 on a scale of 0 to 1 where 0 is neutral and 1 is worst case BAU under SAC-6 Corporate Social Responsibility.

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy
Both the manufacturer and supplier of Tretford Roll Carpet have implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy that demonstrates that the organisation considers the impacts of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities and all other members of the public sphere during corporate decision-making.

LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Waterford Carpets, the manufacturer of Tretford Roll Carpet has not been involved in any litigation in the past 5 years and has demonstrated compliance with relevant social and environmental legislative or other legal requirements.

COMPLIANT SUPPLY CHAIN
Both the manufacturer and supplier of Tretford Roll Carpet has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy that demonstrates the organisation considers the impacts of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, and all other members of the public sphere during corporate decision-making.

Independent assurance and documented evidence has been sighted by ecospecifier global from major suppliers demonstrating whole of enterprise social compliance to International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions (as a minimum):

• Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining (Conventions 87 and 98);
• Elimination of Forced and Compulsory Labour (Conventions 29 and 105);
• Elimination of Discrimination in respect of employment and occupation (Conventions 100 and 111);
• Occupational Safety and Health (Convention 155 and its accompanying Recommendation No. 164); and
• Occupational Health Services (Convention 161 and its accompanying Recommendation No. 171).

ENVIRONMENTAL CLAIMS
Suppliers public claims on products' environmental performance are verified as compliant with ISO 14021 'Environmental Labels and Declarations - Self-Declared Environmental Claims' (Type II Environmental Labelling requirements).

 

GreenTag^Cert™ GreenRate Assessment

As per SAC2 - LCA Greenhouse.

 

As per SAC3 - LCA - Health.

 

DATA COLLECTION

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
The company operates under an ISO 14001 Certified EMS at their manufacturing facility.

MATERIALS USE OPTIMISATION

Approximately 43% of the product is comprised of renewable sources including jute, goat hair and rayon.

 

for SAC4 - LCA - Please see ecospecifier ecoPOINT and the product EPD for more information.

 

As per SAC6 - Corporate Social Responsibility.

 

FITNESS FOR PURPOSE
Product demonstrates compliance with the Standard for Carpet floor coverings in compliance with AS/NZS 1385:2007 Standard Specification and other relevant national fitness for purpose standards.

Please see the 'Green Specifications' tab above for more details.

REPLACEMENT PARTS
Contractual agreement held by company for replacement parts.

 

PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
The Gibbon Group, supplier of Tretford Roll Carpet in Australia offers a publically available Product Stewardship Program (PSP) which entails contractual arrangements with their customers to take back products at the end of the product's in use phase. The company will provide appropriate arrangements to collect off cuts and end of life products for recycling into new flooring products or recycling by an external facility.

Waterford Carpets, manufacturer of Tretford Roll Carpet, do not currently offer a PSP. Waterford Carpets are committed to developing a PSP and are currently investigating options for recycling.

DESIGN FOR DISASSEMBLY
Product can be recycled as a whole, into new carpet products. However, the product is not modular, which means that the carpet has to be cut to facilitate removal and reprocessing.

 

IEQ Certification: VOCs: This product is Certified to Meet Green Star IEQ VOC credits for Carpets and Flooring.

The GreenTag GreenRate certificate may be used to demonstrate compliance to the relevant Green Star® IEQ credits for VOC emissions of Carpet products.

Indoor Environment Quality
Carpets and Flooring has been tested for TVOC to ASTM D5116 and complies as a minimum with TVOC emissions limits as follows:

a)   Total VOC limit 0.5mg/m²/hour

b)   4-PC (4-Phenylcyclohexene) 0.05mg/m² per hour.

Product does not adversely affect IEQ and these low emissions add to a healthy indoor environment.

To maximise the health benefits of using this low VOC flooring product (during both the construction and operational phase), Tretford recommends a range of installation adhesives with similarly low VOC emission levels.

Tretford Roll Carpet has been compared to an industry standard direct stick Nylon 6.6 commercial grade broadloom carpet which serves as the business as usual for flooring product category over a 20 year lifespan. The life cycle inventory data compiled for the BAU product was obtained from industry studies.

Information last verified on 12^th September 2012.  Certification valid until 17^th August 2013.

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Materials Calculator Credits

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