Environmental Product Declaration

80% WOOL 20% NYLON CARPET WITH POLYPROPYLENE BACKING

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for 80% WOOL 20% NYLON CARPET WITH POLYPROPYLENE BACKING, manufactured by Bloomsburg Carpet Ind.. Declaration SmartEPD-2023-005-0018-01, prepared according to Part B: Flooring, valid until September 22, 2028.

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Declared unit: 1 m2 of product
Valid until: September 22, 2028
PCR: Part B: Flooring

Declaration details

Manufacturer: Bloomsburg Carpet Ind.
Program operator: Smart EPD
Declaration number: SmartEPD-2023-005-0018-01
Date of issue: September 22, 2023
Valid until: September 22, 2028
Product category rules (PCR): Part B: Flooring (version 2)
Standard: ISO 14025:2006 and ISO 21930:2017
Declared unit: 1 m2 of product
System boundary: Cradle to grave (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B1 - B7, C1 - C4)
Product specificity: Product Specific
Manufacturing specificity: Facility Specific
Manufacturing plant: THE BLOOMSBURG CARPET MILL (4999 Columbia Blvd, Bloomsburg, PA 17815, USA)
Product category: Finishes › Flooring › Carpet
Product SKU: A157/24, A6301/5, A6356/6, A5683/25, A5692/25, A3468/28, A5318/3
Product service life: 15 years
Verifier: Anna Lasso, Smart EPD
LCA software: LCA for Experts 10.7
Program instructions: Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.1.0, November 2022

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 of product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	B2	B4	C2	C4
GWP-total	kg CO2 eq	1.91e+1	2.88e-2	2.18e-2	2.04e+0	8.48e+1	2.66e-2	5.24e-2
ODP	kg CFC 11 eq	1.23e-12	7.37e-17	1.76e-16	2.08e-13	5.75e-12	6.80e-17	2.50e-15
AP	kg SO2 eq	4.57e-2	9.26e-5	4.67e-5	2.89e-3	1.95e-1	8.55e-5	2.69e-4
EP	kg N eq	1.81e-2	9.15e-6	2.98e-5	2.16e-4	7.32e-2	8.44e-6	4.32e-4
POCP	kg O3 eq	6.59e-1	2.14e-3	5.27e-4	3.87e-2	2.80e+0	1.98e-3	4.91e-3
ADP-fossil	MJ	2.07e+2	3.98e-1	7.63e-2	2.51e+1	9.31e+2	3.68e-1	7.87e-1

Resource Use Indicators

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	B2	B4	C2	C4
RPRE	MJ	1.17e+2	1.60e-2	7.34e-3	8.19e+0	4.99e+2	1.48e-2	9.52e-2
RPRM	MJ	3.11e+1	0	0	0	1.24e+2	0	0
NRPRE	MJ	1.93e+2	4.02e-1	7.85e-2	3.45e+1	9.13e+2	3.71e-1	8.13e-1
NRPRM	MJ	3.89e+1	0	0	0	1.56e+2	0	0
SM	kg	8.48e-2	0	0	0	3.39e-1	0	0
RSF	MJ, net calorific value	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
NRSF	MJ, net calorific value	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	m3	5.69e-1	5.49e-5	3.47e-5	1.39e-2	2.33e+0	5.06e-5	1.01e-4

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	B2	B4	B5	C2	C4
HWD	kg	0	0	0	0	0	ND	0	0
NHWD	kg	0	0	1.57e-1	0	6.27e-1	ND	0	2.43e+0
HLRW	kg	1.03e-5	1.37e-9	8.64e-10	4.02e-6	5.71e-5	ND	1.26e-9	1.01e-8
ILLRW	kg	8.86e-3	1.15e-6	7.62e-7	3.36e-3	4.89e-2	ND	1.06e-6	8.99e-6
CRU	kg	0	0	0	0	0	ND	0	0
MFR	kg	0	0	0	0	0	ND	0	0
MER	kg	0	0	0	0	0	ND	0	0
EE	MJ	3.70e-3	0	3.94e-2	0	1.72e-1	ND	0	0

Carbon Emissions and Removals

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A5	B4	C4
BCRP	kg CO2	2.56e+0	0	1.02e+1	0
BCEP	kg CO2	3.48e-2	0	1.02e+1	1.73e+0
BCRK	kg CO2	9.96e-2	0	3.98e-1	0
BCEK	kg CO2	0	9.96e-2	3.98e-1	0
BCEW	kg CO2	0	0	0	0
CCE	kg CO2	0	0	0	0
CCR	kg CO2	0	0	0	0
CWNR	kg CO2	0	0	0	0

ND = not declared. Life cycle modules: A1-A3 product stage, A4-A5 construction process, B use stage, C end of life, D benefits and loads beyond the system boundary.

Material composition

Product composition
Material/Component Category	Origin	% Mass
Nylon	US	10.9
Wool	India	43.5
Creel waste	US	3.2
Polypropylene	Turkey	19.2
Polyester	India	10.4
Latex	US	12.8

Packaging
Packaging material	Origin	Mass (kg)
Corrugated Cardboard	US	0.05
Polypropylene film (PP)	US	0.022

Biogenic carbon
Biogenic carbon content	kg C per unit
Biogenic carbon content in product	0
Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging	0

Hazardous substances

No regulated hazardous or dangerous substances are included in this product.

Scenarios

Transport to the building site (A4)

Fuel type: Diesel
Vehicle type: Truck
Transport distance: 800 km
Weight of products transported: 2.56 kg
Packaging mass: 0.072 kg

End of life (C1-C4)

Collected separately: 2.43 kg
Landfill: 2.43 kg
Product or material for final disposal: 2.43 kg

Product description

This EPD covers the life cycle of Bloomsburg 80% wool 20% nylon carpets with polypropylene (PP) backing. These carpets are produced using traditional weaving techniques coupled with cutting-edge technology. Bloomsburg carpets offers a wide range of carpet styles, patterns, colors and have earned the CRI Green Label Plus certification.

This study covers all products and styles with mixed tufted wool and nylon face fiber on polypropylene backing. Due to a range of face weights offered with this product, an average face weight of 42.4 oz./sy (1437.6 g/m2) was used, which is an average based on annual sales.

Interpretation

The primary drivers of burden are the replacement (B4) accounting for 80% of all reported categories and indicators. The raw materials (A3) are the second largest contributor and account for 15% of GWP and 14% of ADPf, due to the wool and nylon required for carpet production. Manufacturing (A3) also displays a significant contribution to all impacts categories (3% of GWP, 4% of APDf). The remaining modules contribute to less than 3% of impacts when combined. Within the product stage, the largest contributors are the face fiber materials. The higher face weight products have, the higher the expected impact should be.

LCIA results are relative expressions and do not predict impacts on category endpoints, the exceeding of thresholds, safety margins or risks. EPDs are comparable only when they follow the same PCR, functional unit and system boundary. The full EPD (PDF) contains the methodology, scenario assumptions and verification statement.