As the world increasingly recognizes the environmental and economic challenges of our linear “take-make-dispose” model, the need for a more sustainable approach to manufacturing that embraces reuse, repurposing and recycling becomes increasingly urgent. At Armstrong, we’re working to design waste out of our value chain, help our customers and end users do the same, and unlock economic opportunity.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, construction and demolition account for nearly a quarter of the U.S. waste stream. By creating circular systems in manufacturing, we can move toward a more sustainable future, where waste is minimized, natural resources are conserved and products are designed to be reused, repurposed and recycled.
How We’re Getting There
- Offering high-quality products designed for long-term use
- Recycling waste generated during production back into the manufacturing process
- Using recycling streams such as pre-consumer fiberglass
- Enhancing our Ceilings Recycling Program to reclaim more used ceilings for repurposing into new products, reducing reliance on virgin materials
- Incorporating post-consumer recycling streams—such as newspapers, telephone books and water bottles—to reduce the use of virgin materials
- Pursuing innovative partnerships that enable more sustainable supply chains
Waste Performance
Whenever possible, we recycle waste generated through production back into the manufacturing process.
$4.5 trillion
in economic benefits could be unlocked by the circular economy by 2030, according to the World Economic Forum.