Most people have probably never thought about the carpet in Penrith library. To be honest, we hadn’t either. The good news is the library staff have - and the result is some amazing savings in energy and water use.
The carpet was replaced when the library was refurbished back in April 2008. When choosing the new carpet, the library staff made sure it was environmentally friendly and also cost effective. The new carpet is made from fully recyclable materials, so it can be remade into new carpet at the end of its lifespan. Also, due to its design it only requires ‘dry’ vacuuming. A traditional carpet requires a wet shampoo style cleaning, which uses a lot of water and energy. So far, by only having to use the dry vacuum the library has saved:
* 8710L of water – that’s the equivalent of 120 x 4 minute showers!
* 0.43 tonnes of CO2 emissions – that’s the equivalent of running 10 x 25W compact fluoro globes for 1500 hours!
The carpet was replaced when the library was refurbished back in April 2008. When choosing the new carpet, the library staff made sure it was environmentally friendly and also cost effective. The new carpet is made from fully recyclable materials, so it can be remade into new carpet at the end of its lifespan. Also, due to its design it only requires ‘dry’ vacuuming. A traditional carpet requires a wet shampoo style cleaning, which uses a lot of water and energy. So far, by only having to use the dry vacuum the library has saved:
* 8710L of water – that’s the equivalent of 120 x 4 minute showers!
* 0.43 tonnes of CO2 emissions – that’s the equivalent of running 10 x 25W compact fluoro globes for 1500 hours!
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