Armstrong
World Industries, Inc., is a global leader in the design and manufacture
of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Founded in 1860 and based in
Lancaster, PA, Armstrong has 39 manufacturing plants and nearly
13,000 employees worldwide. Currently Armstrong has three manufacturing
plants located in PA., two being ceiling tile plants located in
Marietta and Beaver Falls.
Armstrong has a long history of diverting post-industrial and post-consumer waste from landfills by using materials such as newspaper, telephone books, used acoustical ceiling tile, mineral wool, etc. in their manufacturing process to make new acoustical ceilings. They used in excess of 4 million pounds of post-industrial recyclable materials to manufacture ceilings tiles in the last 12 months. Armstrong is a Charter Member of the US Green Building Council and their ceiling tile products contain up to 78% recycled content.
Armstrong has the only Ceiling Tile Recycling Program. Since
it's introduction in 1999, Armstrong has recycled over 50,000,000
square feet (17,500 tons) of discarded ceiling tiles that would
have been dumped into landfills. Their ceiling tile program enables
commercial building owners, schools, etc. to ship old ceilings
tiles from renovation projects to an Armstrong ceiling tile plant.
Armstrong even pays freight costs for shipping the old ceiling
tiles, which they use as a raw material in the manufacture of
new tiles. The tiles can be from any manufacturer. For specific
details on this ceiling tile recycling program, please go to their
web site at www.armstrong.com/environmental. There are also several
case studies of how the recycling program works in many types
of buildings. If you have any questions about the Armstrong World
Industries recycling program, please contact the Armstrong Techline
for assistance with your next Recycling Project by calling 1-877-276-7876
or email bpotechline@armstrong.com
.
Armstrong continues to look for other sources of clean/dry
newspaper, telephone books, etc. They have been working with
organizations and have developed relationships to establish avenues
to collect these recyclable materials. If you have any of these
materials, please contact Keith Koger by telephone at 717-396-6382.