by Meghan Edwards
As the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games draw to a close, we can’t help but wonder what happens to the vast amount of waste generated from this fathomless blockbuster event? Gold medalists in eco-sensitivity, flooring manufacturer Mannington Commercial and 3M Canada Company are reclaiming 200,000 square feet of 3M graphics used on vehicles and key venues such as the Richmond Olympic Oval and the Pacific Coliseum and transforming them into flooring. Mannington, which claims to have developed the “first known way to recycle post-use adhesive-backed graphic materials into hard-surface flooring,” will add the landfill-poached graphics to the composition of their Premium Tile, which already incorporates post-consumer waste streams such as drywall reclaimed from renovation sites. Certified as an Environmentally Preferable Product by the National Science Foundation, the tile is a popular choice for commercial, healthcare, education and retail applications. Let the recycling games begin!
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