Carpet recycling has long been one of the flooring industry’s toughest challenges, with an estimated 90,000 tonnes of carpet waste and one million tonnes of soft plastics sent to landfill each year in Australia and New Zealand.

Global flooring leader Milliken, in partnership with saveBOARD, has turned this challenge into an opportunity with the launch of Renasci™ – a circular resilient flooring product made from waste materials that can be repeatedly recycled.

Instead of attempting to separate the layers of carpet, the process shreds whole carpet tiles and soft plastics such as shopping bags, pressing them into high-performance flooring planks without glues or chemical adhesives. This closed-loop system also recycles installation off-cuts and end-of-life products.

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“With Renasci™, we’re giving waste a second life and the industry a new path forward,” said Shaneel Deo, Managing Director at Milliken.

The collaboration combines saveBOARD’s material processing expertise with Milliken’s flooring design and commercialisation capability. The result: a durable, low-carbon alternative to traditional vinyl and hard flooring.

Renasci™ forms part of Milliken’s N/XT LIFE™ Circularity Program, which drives the company’s mission to create flooring solutions that positively impact the world for generations to come.

The Renasci™ product is distributed through commercial flooring distributors throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Architecture & Design Team

Ontera – Milliken (Australia) Pty Ltd

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