Econyl - Recycled yarn

Sustainable activities are often defined in terms of minimising their environmental impact. The Cradle to Cradle® philosophy recognises that we all create an impact on the world we live in. The challenge is to make this impact beneficial for current and future generations.

From the onset, we recognised that in order to achieve our Cradle to Cradle® goal, co-operation and commitment is needed from key partners. Currently, over 50% of our carpet tile range is available with ECONYL® yarn.

ECONYL® is a yarn which is made from 100% regenerated nylon including post-consumer yarn waste from Desso's Refinity® plant. This development has been accomplished in close collaboration with yarn supplier Aquafil.

Positive impact

As part of our ongoing commitment to making a positive impact on health and wellbeing, Desso has joined Healthy Seas, an initiative to help clean up the seas, founded by ECNC Group, Aquafil and Star Sock.

According to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), there are approximately 640,000 tons of abandoned fishing nets in the oceans. The participation of Desso to the Healthy Seas initiative has the aim to contribute in recovering part of these abandoned fishing nets that are then turned into beautiful yarn and Desso carpets, thanks to the ECONYL® Regeneration System.

Part of the Cradle to Cradle philosophy

The Cradle to Cradle® philosophy recognises that we all create an impact on the world we live in. The challenge is to make this impact beneficial for current and future generations. We are not in the business of recycling for the sake of it. For Desso, the use of positively defined material which is safe for human use is at the heart of everything we do.