RECYCLED CONTENT

Formica Group continually works with suppliers to increase the recycled and eco-friendly content in our raw materials as we develop strategies that reduce the environmental impact of our products and their manufacture. Selecting materials with recycled content helps reduce the impacts associated with the use of virgin materials.

RECYCLED CONTENT DEFINED

Pre-consumer recycled content formerly known as postindustrial content: the percentage of material in a product that is recycled from manufacturing waste. Examples include planer shavings, sawdust and trimmed materials. Rework, regrind or scrap materials capable of being reclaimed within the same process that generated them are excluded.

Post-consumer recycled content: the percentage of material in a product that is consumer waste generated by household, commercial, industrial or institutional activity.

LEED^® RATING SYSTEM CREDIT CALCULATION

Formica^® products are applied as a decorative surface component in a finished assembly, such as furniture and furnishings, and may contribute to LEED Recycled Content credit, MR 4. Assembly recycled content value is calculated by % of post- and pre-consumer content by weight and cost.

The resulting value is incorporated into the project's percentage recycled content calculation. One point is achieved with 10% minimum recycled content and a second point is achieved with 20% recycled content.