Carbon Negative Carpeting

Imagine Another Timely Idea:
Carpeting with a carbon footprint of
negative 300 grams per square meter 

THE CLIMATE ISSUE
Has the Carbontech Revolution Begun?

Science can now pull carbon out of the air. For that to make a difference, though, businesses need to find profitable places to put it.

By Jon Gertner

Photographs by Christopher Payne

• Published June 23, 2021Updated June 24, 2021

In the New York Times Weekend Magazine 

Products of Atlanta-based Interface products, including commercial flooring — carpet tiles, lightly napped and highly durable, incorporate something new that results from years of intensive research and development. It uses materials made from recycled vinyl and processed vegetation, infused with a latex created from smokestack exhaust, and topped and tufted with salvaged nylon.