Armstrong Ceiling Tiles

One of the well-known companies that specialize in home improvement is Armstrong World Industries. The company is currently implementing an ambitious project named Ceiling Recycling Program. In this new company recycled material will be used for the production of new Armstrong ceiling tiles, thus saving the environment from degradation. Already, in this program company has used more than six million square feet of used tiles to create new ones. The recycled materials are gathered from the landfills across the country. In this program the people, who are ordering the new Armstrong tiles, can send their old tiles to the company, this makes the program unique. In the process of creating new tiles, the plant recycles the old product. They even pay for the shipping, which can be quite expensive for larger projects.

Introduced in 1999, since then the company has recycled over six million square feet of used tiles, under the Ceiling Recycling Program. This is enough to cover one-hundred-and-twenty-five football fields, that is too much indeed and the program will continue in future. Had the program not been implemented all of this material would normally have been left in the landfills. This clearly shows that in the last seven years the production of the Armstrong ceiling tiles has greatly helped the environment.

Let us see three steps in the program. The building owners consult with the company to make sure that their materials can actually be recycled. To qualify for recycling the old material does not have to consist of Armstrong ceiling tiles. The condition is that they are made of quality material.

Thereafter, the owners of the building pack the materials and contact the company. After receiving the call company makes the appropriate arrangements for shipping the cargo to the plant. Shipping can be done from anywhere in the continental United States area. The program does not work outside the United States. But, if you are purchasing the new Armstrong ceiling tiles, they can be shipped anywhere.

Owners who are unable to offer material to be recycled can still order Armstrong ceiling tiles that are made from recycled materials because all of the ceilings have some recycled material in them. In fact these days almost two thirds of the finished products of the company are made of used product.

Here I have given you the example of only the Armstrong ceiling tiles being manufactured from the used materials, by the industry. There are many goods manufactured by this manufacturer that are environment friendly. It is indeed encouraging to see that a large industry is taking such big initiatives to make sure that landfills are not overwrought with items that can actually be reused and well utilized. And it is no surprising that other companies are following the trend set in Armstrong Ceiling tiles.