The Affect of Proper Carpet Maintenance on Sustainability

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The Affect of Proper Carpet Maintenanceon
Sustainability Indoor Air Quality
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What is..
Sustainability?
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Sustainability

• Sustainability refers to the rate at which we
  consume renew our resources food, water,
  energy.
• Renewable or non-renewable?
• Food
• Corn and wheat?
• Beef, Pork Chicken?
• Water?
• Energy
• Wind?
• Oil, coal natural gas?

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Sustainability

• Sustainability also refers to the rate at which
  we produce waste and, more importantly, what we
  do with it.
• Liquid/semi-solid waste is collected in a sewage
  system
• Most solid waste is collected and taken to
  landfills

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Sustainability
Each year in the United States, 800,000,000
square yards (4,000,000,000 pounds) of used
carpet are placed in landfills.
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Sustainability

• Lets look at it another way
• 800,000,000 square yards of carpet is enough to
  cover

Birmingham
2 ½ Times!
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Sustainability

• Lets look at it another way

4 trillion pounds is about as much as
25,000
400,000
1,333,000
25,806,000
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The Difference Carpet Maintenance Will Make In
Sustainability

• Regular proper carpet maintenance cleans more
  effectively!

Soiled Carpet Fiber after MilliCare Cleaning
Soiled Carpet Fiber after Extraction
Soiled Carpet Fiber after Bonnet cleaning
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The Difference Carpet Maintenance Will Make In
Sustainability

• Proper carpet maintenance can extend useful
  carpet life by 67
• Regular cleaning removes more dirt
• Foot traffic dirt abrasion
• Abrasion ages carpet
• Wear patterns
• Color loss
• Shorter life cycle

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The Difference Carpet Maintenance Will Make In
Sustainability

• Longer carpet life span means less carpet in
  landfills
• 160,000,000 lbs each year!
• Cleaner carpet looks better longer!
• Projects YOUR image to YOUR customers!
• Saves you money!

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But, Theres More

• Cleaner carpet means cleaner air in the buildings
  you serve cleaner air that the occupants are
  breathing

Proper carpet maintenance improves Indoor Air
Quality - IAQ
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Indoor Air Quality
Percent Reduction 0 50 60 70 80 90 100
1. Dust Mite Allergens (Extractable) 87
1. Total Airborne Mold Spores 96
2. Total Airborne Particulate Count 90
2. Total Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 99
3. Contact Biological Fungi 100
3. Contact Biological Environmental Bacteria 77
1. Airborne Bacteria Environmental 99
1. Airborne Bacteria Human Commensal 99
1. Airborne Bacteria Thermophilic 85
2. Formaldehyde (HCOH) 1996 study 80

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The Difference Carpet Maintenance Will Make In
Sustainability

• Poor IAQ can increase employee absenteeism by 4!
• Increased allergic sensitivity
• Increased risk of infection
• Increased incidents of asthma

LOST PRODUCTIVITY A 4 reduction in absenteeism
can save more than you spend in rent!
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So.

• The Importance of Regular Carpet Maintenance
• Protects your investment in floor covering
• Helps promote your image
• Helps protect the health of your employees
• Reduces landfill requirements
• Helps sustain the environment for your children
  and their children

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We didnt inherit the environment from out
ancestors, we are borrowing it from our children..