EcoWorx

EcoWorx is a 100% recyclable, completely PVC-free backing system, made from thermoplastic polyolefin compound with a reinforcing layer. 

Ecoworx offers three high-performance Cradle to Cradle backings, each of these backings carries a lifetime commercial warranty and an environmental guarantee for reclamation and recycling.

Shaw EcoWorx Modular tile, EcoWorx Broadloom and Eco Solution Q premium branded nylon are the first carpet products to receive Cradle to Cradle Silver Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC).

EcoWorx Modular Tile

The industry’s first fully sustainable, non-PVC carpet tile backing.

• 100% PVC-free with Silver Cradle to Cradle® Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) ensuring safety for human health and the environment
• Weighs 40% less than traditional carpet tile backing for easier installation and more efficient shipping
• 24" x 24" tile size allows for large design elements and installation efficiency
• Superior performance to traditional PVC tile backing with 8x greater tear strength, 5x greater tensile strength, and 2x greater delamination strength
• Lifetime commercial warranty against edge ravel, zippering, delamination and moisture degradation
• Contains 40% recycled content
• Contributes to LEED credits for recycled content, low emitting materials and innovation in design
• Low VOCs meeting CRI Green Label and Green Label Plus Certification
• Backed with an environmental guarantee for Cradle to Cradle recycling
• High-performance Cradle to Cradle technology— sustainable at no additional cost

EcoWorx Broadloom

100% PVC-free with Silver Cradle to Cradle® Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) ensuring safety for human health and the environment

• Lighter weight than traditional broadloom backing for easier installation and more efficient shipping
• 12-foot broadloom with superior performance to traditional broadloom backing with excellent pattern match
• Lifetime commercial warranty against edge ravel, zippering, delamination and moisture degradation
• Contains 20% post-consumer recycled content
• Contributes to LEED credits for recycled content, low emitting materials and innovation in design
• Low VOCs meeting CRI Green Label and Green Label Plus Certification
• Backed with an environmental guarantee for Cradle to Cradle recycling
• High-performance Cradle to Cradle technology—sustainable at no additional cost

EcoWorx EP Broadloom

Cradle to Cradle broadloom with moisture protection. It stands up to the most intensive use environments.

• 100% PVC-free with Silver Cradle to Cradle® Certification from McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) ensuring safety for human health and the environment
• Lighter and more flexible than traditional high performance backing for easier installation and more efficient shipping
• 12-foot broadloom with superior performance to 6-foot backing with fewer seams and excellent pattern match
• Impermeable moisture barrier prevents stains and liquid contaminants from ever reaching the subfloor
• Lifetime commercial warranty against edge ravel, zippering, delamination and moisture degradation
• Contains 20% post-consumer recycled content
• Contributes to LEED credits for recycled content, low emitting materials and innovation in design
• Low VOCs meeting CRI Green Label and Green Label Plus Certification
• Backed with an environmental guarantee for Cradle to Cradle recycling
• High-performance Cradle to Cradle technology—sustainable at no additional cost