environmentally preferable product
3rd party
certification
STAINMASTER® carpet fiber is the 1st carpet fiber to be EPP certified in residential flooring under a new, expanded standard by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), a recognized third-party expert in environmental certification. Environmentally Preferable Products are defined by U.S. Executive Order 13101 (replaced by EO 13423) as products that have a lesser or reduced effect on the environment when compared to competitive products that serve the same purpose.
EPP Certification is important to INVISTA and our customers because it is third-party affirmation that our STAINMASTER® carpet fiber can have a reduced environmental impact.
CONFIDENCE IN SELECTING A CARPET MADE WITH EPP CERTIFIED STAINMASTER® CARPET FIBER
The new EPP certification, performed under the new standard SCS-002, is a complex evaluation using advanced LCA metrics and product performance data that quantifies the human health and environmental impacts associated with a product, across the product life cycle. To achieve EPP certification status, products must demonstrate reduced impact compared to a reference baseline, reflective of the typical products in the industry sector. The SCS-002 standard is a new standard for LCA and is conformant with ISO-14044 international LCA requirements.
STAINMASTER® carpet fiber was awarded EPP certification after SCS’s scientific review took into account the full “cradle to grave” consequences of the raw material and energy inputs, manufacture, use, product performance, and disposal of STAINMASTER® carpet fibers.
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