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Fourteen European producers of resilient floor coverings examined thirty-two objects of their products in a Life Cycle Assessment Study. The product groups were PVC, cushioned PVC, polyolefin, rubber and linoleum, with one reference example from textile and parquet.
Important results include the following:
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• There is no material specific ranking for ‘best’ or ‘worst’ environmental performance. Differences within the material groups - depending on the individual formula - are larger than between the groups.
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• The introduction of material-specific recycling for used floorings as well as the use of recycled material in the flooring production could reduce environmental loads significantly.
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• The premature change of a flooring by the user may induce a major influence on the environmental performance of a flooring.
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Günther, A., Langowski, HC. Life cycle assessment study on resilient floor coverings. Int. J. LCA 2, 73–80 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978763
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02978763