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Circular selection Homogeneous Vinyl Carpet Tiles Heterogeneous Vinyl Luxury Vinyl Tiles Sustainability data

The pursuit of 'always more' is pushing our limits and threatening our planet. The game must change. We need to find a way to deliver more with less. For us, this means less waste, lower emissions, greater wellbeing and more proof. Our Circular Selection gathers collections that are eco-designed with end-of-life recycling in mind. Selecting a flooring from our Circular Selection is a guarantee your flooring waste will be collected and recycled postinstallation and post-use. We aim to continue expanding this approach to other collections, as we continuously strive to implement new recycling...

Old flooring waste removal Old flooring waste collection

ReStart® is Tarkett take-back and recycling programme. We recycle both installation waste and postuse waste for many of our product categories and in our own recycling centres. Take full advantage of ReStart®. 1.Have a positive impact. Recycling waste emits less carbon than extracting and transforming virgin materials. It is also a virtuous alternative to landfill and incineration. 2.Preserve natural resources. Recycling waste into valuable new materials places less of a burden on the world’s natural resources. 3.Reach higher standards of sustainability. Recycling your flooring waste...

Less waste. Lower emissions. Greater well-being. More proof. Recyclable. Including post-use. - We have a local logistics partnership to collect installation waste and post-use waste. - We process installation and post-use waste at our own facilities, transforming it into new raw materials for products. Good for People and the Planet. 97% of our raw materials are third-party assessed according to Cradle to Cradle® principles. This means we’re investigating the health, safety and environmental credentials of our materials and disclosing this through our EPD* and MHS*. Phthalate-free. Today,...

Circular Selection This is the full Tarkett circular selection as of today. We are continuously implementing new recycling technologies and take-back systems for more collections. All these products are : • Recyclable including post-use • Good for People and the Planet • Phthalate-free Homogeneous vinyl Style Elle (xf², Silencio xf², Bfl xf²) Style Emme (xf², Silencio xf², Bfl xf²) Eclipse Premium Granit Multisafe Primo Premium iQ Eminent - bio-attribution on demand Linoleum SD Static Dissipative xf2 iQ Granit - bio-attribution on demand Specjal Plus iQ Natural acoustic - Bio-attributed...

Homogeneous Vinyl How do we recycle post-use* homogeneous vinyl? The flooring is granulated, washed to remove residues and glue, dried and safely reintroduced into our supply chain. The raw material is used in the production of new Tarkett homogeneous vinyl flooring at our recycling and production centre in Ronneby, Sweden. * Post-use homogeneous flooring made after 2011, meaning the flooring is phthalate-free Old vinyl floors stored at our vinyl factory, in Ronneby

2 1 3 1. Granulation 2. Washing and drying 3. Creation of new homogeneous vinyl floors

Carpet Tiles How do we recycle post-use Ecobase® carpet tiles? At our recycling centre in Waalwijk, the Netherlands, we separate yarn and backing. Yarn is sent to be recycled by our partner Aquafil and later transformed into regenerated ECONYL® nylon yarn. Backing is shredded and transformed into paste. Both materials are then used to produce new Ecobase® carpet tiles. Old carpet tiles stored at our carpet factory, in Waalwijk

2 1 3 1. Separation of yarn and backing 2. Cleaning and dispatch of the yarn to our partner Aquafil 3. New yarn is introduced in the production of new carpet tiles

Backing 1. Separation of yarn and backing 2. Shredding of the backing 3. Backing paste used in the production of new carpet tiles

How do we recycle linoleum? We collect clean post-installation off-cuts and post-use linoleum flooring, sending them back to our Narni Plant, in Italy, for recycling. Jute backing is easily separated and used on site as thermal fuel, while linoleum paste from installation offcuts, is micronised into high quality raw materials and used to produce new Tarkett Linoleum; linoleum paste from post-use is micronised to become a filler for new Tarkett Linoleum or other products. Linoleum installation waste stored at our linoleum factory, in Narni

1 3 2 1. Shredding 2. Micronisation 3. Creation of linoleum powder

Heterogeneous Vinyl How do we recycle Acczent Excellence Genius 70 ? We collect clean post-installation off-cuts or post-use flooring, sending them to one of our dedicated sorting partners before shredding and granulating them into high quality raw materials at our centre in Clervaux, Luxembourg. These materials are used in the production of new heterogeneous flooring. Recycled vinyl granules at our factory in Clervaux, Luxembourg.

1. Shredding 2. Granulation 3. Creation of new heterogeneous flooring

Luxury Vinyl Tiles How do we recycle iD Square? We collect both clean post installation off-cuts and post-use waste. Collected flooring* is shredded and micronised at one of our partners, facilities. The generated powder can be used in the production of new luxury vinyl tiles and heterogeneous flooring. *Post-use waste is tested to ensure it contains no phthalates (post-2018). Installation of iD Square at Tarkett headquarters, La Défense