How a Ceilings Recycling Program Brings the Industry Together, according to Armstrong
Nation’s oldest ceilings recycling program continues to make an impact by reducing embodied carbon and waste in renovation projects
Since being launched in 1999, the Armstrong Ceilings Recycling Program—the nation’s first and longest-running ceilings recycling program—has diverted more than 200 million square feet of discarded ceiling materials from landfills, saving enough virgin resources to fill New York’s Central Park six times over. Today, with environmental, social and governance commitments shaping business strategies of virtually every building owner and company involved in the building industry, the recycling program offers an efficient and effective solution to reduce construction waste and embodied carbon on commercial renovation and tenant improvement projects.
The innovative program creates close alignment between the ESG goals of Armstrong and those of its customers, focusing on several core attributes: