Environmental Product Declaration

Interface AUS - Carpet on CushionBac®RE Backing - PA6 Yarn

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for Interface AUS - Carpet on CushionBac®RE Backing - PA6 Yarn, manufactured by Interface, Inc.. Declaration SmartEPD-2026-125-0840-2.1, prepared according to UL Part B: Flooring, valid until June 1, 2031.

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Functional unit: 1 m2 of product
Valid until: June 1, 2031
PCR: UL Part B: Flooring

Declaration details

Manufacturer: Interface, Inc.
Program operator: Smart EPD
Declaration number: SmartEPD-2026-125-0840-2.1
Date of issue: June 1, 2026
Valid until: June 1, 2031
Product category rules (PCR): UL Part B: Flooring (version 2)
Standard: EN 15804+A2 and EN 16810
Functional unit: 1 m2 of product
System boundary: Cradle to gate with other options (A1 - A3, A4, A5, B2, C2 - C4, D)
Product specificity: Product Specific
Manufacturing specificity: Facility Specific
Manufacturing plant: Interface (Minto NSW, Australia)
Product SKU: Product Classification Codes: UNSPSC - 301617 Flooring type: Carpet Product thickness: Variable mm Product weight: 4140 g/m2 Recycled content: 18% Material composition: The product is produced through tufting nylon yarn into a primary fleece then adhering the yarn and nonwoven fleece to a backing…
Product service life: 15 years
Verifier: Thomas P Gloria, Industrial Ecology Consultants
LCA software: Sphera LCA for Experts (formerly GaBi) 10.9
Program instructions: Smart EPD General Program Instructions v.2.0, March 2025

Life cycle assessment results

Results per 1 m2 of product.

Environmental Impact Assessment Results

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	B2	C2	C3/1	C4/2	D/1	D/2	D/3
GWP- total	kg CO2 eq	9.13e+0	2.22e-1	6.26e-1	5.33e-1	8.75e-3	5.36e+0	1.13e-1	-1.55e+0	-1.05e-1	ND
GWP- fossil	kg CO2 eq	9.33e+0	2.25e-1	3.80e-1	5.32e-1	8.85e-3	5.37e+0	1.28e-1	-1.54e+0	-1.04e-1	ND
GWP-biogenic	kg CO2 eq	-2.11e-1	-4.99e-3	2.45e-1	2.39e-4	-1.96e-4	-1.48e-2	-1.53e-2	0	0	ND
GWP-luluc	kg CO2 eq	8.34e-3	2.32e-3	1.83e-4	2.65e-4	9.13e-5	5.33e-4	3.51e-4	-2.50e-3	-7.47e-4	ND
ODP	kg CFC11 eq	1.99e-6	3.74e-14	3.98e-8	1.53e-9	1.47e-15	9.79e-13	4.38e-13	-1.23e-11	-3.50e-13	ND
AP	mol H+ eq	4.54e-2	1.32e-3	1.41e-3	2.40e-3	5.20e-5	2.86e-3	7.64e-4	-1.93e-3	-3.53e-4	ND
PM	disease incidence	4.93e-7	8.62e-9	1.41e-8	2.08e-8	3.40e-10	1.99e-8	7.86e-9	-1.67e-8	-3.89e-9	ND
IRP	kBq U235 eq	5.75e-1	7.82e-4	5.24e-2	1.99e-3	3.08e-5	1.61e-2	4.11e-3	-2.86e-1	-7.84e-3	ND
POCP	kg NMVOC eq	3.08e-2	1.22e-3	9.40e-4	1.51e-3	4.82e-5	2.91e-3	5.24e-4	-1.62e-3	-3.26e-4	ND
EP-fw	kg P eq	1.27e-3	6.07e-7	2.86e-5	1.52e-7	2.39e-8	4.42e-7	7.15e-5	-3.17e-6	-2.00e-6	ND
EP-marine	kg N eq	1.18e-2	6.54e-4	3.21e-4	5.78e-4	2.58e-5	1.11e-3	1.65e-4	-6.41e-4	-1.71e-4	ND
EP-terrestrial	mol N eq	1.10e-1	7.11e-3	3.02e-3	5.91e-3	2.80e-4	1.27e-2	1.81e-3	-6.83e-3	-1.58e-3	ND
SQI	dimensionless	1.60e+1	1.28e+0	3.58e-1	4.49e-1	5.02e-2	7.07e-1	3.28e-1	-8.96e+0	-4.68e+0	ND
WDP	m3 world eq deprived	7.03e+0	1.03e-3	1.82e-1	1.74e-1	4.06e-5	6.70e-1	1.58e-2	-1.48e-1	-1.55e-2	ND
ADP-fossil	MJ, net calorific value	1.87e+2	2.89e+0	8.82e+0	5.23e+0	1.14e-1	2.60e+0	2.12e+0	-2.67e+1	-1.53e+0	ND
ADP-minerals&metals	kg Sb eq	8.67e-5	1.50e-8	1.86e-6	1.20e-7	5.90e-10	1.29e-8	8.71e-9	-1.83e-7	-5.43e-8	ND
ETP-fwio	CTUe	3.70e+1	2.10e+0	2.79e+0	1.11e+0	8.25e-2	8.89e-1	1.41e+0	-2.08e+0	-3.03e-1	ND
ETP-fwo	CTUe	3.00e+0	1.66e+0	1.50e-1	2.94e-2	6.53e-2	4.82e-1	3.45e+0	-5.05e-1	-2.69e-1	ND
HTP-cio	CTUh	1.15e-9	4.92e-11	5.01e-11	3.10e-11	1.94e-12	6.13e-11	6.11e-11	-5.09e-11	-1.47e-11	ND
HTP-co	CTUh	3.45e-9	1.52e-12	7.63e-11	2.72e-11	5.98e-14	2.87e-11	5.71e-12	-2.13e-10	-6.08e-12	ND
HTP-ncio	CTUh	5.71e-8	2.65e-9	1.74e-9	1.03e-9	1.04e-10	6.83e-9	7.53e-10	-5.01e-9	-1.41e-9	ND
HTP-nco	CTUh	3.73e-9	1.79e-10	1.49e-10	4.00e-11	7.05e-12	1.05e-10	4.35e-10	-2.70e-10	-3.74e-11	ND
GWP-total	kg CO2 eq	9.54e+0	2.27e-1	4.15e-1	5.37e-1	8.93e-3	5.38e+0	1.31e-1	-1.41e+0	6.69e-2	ND
ODP	kg CFC 11 eq	1.85e-6	4.44e-14	3.70e-8	2.18e-9	1.75e-15	1.13e-12	5.18e-13	-4.12e-13	-4.12e-13	ND
AP	kg SO2 eq	3.81e-2	1.21e-3	1.18e-3	2.02e-3	4.78e-5	2.63e-3	6.51e-4	-3.06e-4	-3.06e-4	ND
EP-freshwater	kg P eq	9.11e-4	2.74e-7	1.99e-5	7.06e-8	1.08e-8	1.99e-7	3.89e-5	-9.02e-7	-9.02e-7	ND
EP-marine	kg N eq	1.75e-2	1.11e-3	4.78e-4	9.39e-4	4.35e-5	1.95e-3	2.82e-4	-2.27e-4	-2.27e-4	ND
POCP	kg O3 eq	5.16e-1	2.70e-2	1.52e-2	3.41e-2	1.07e-3	6.94e-2	1.02e-2	-6.87e-3	-6.87e-3	ND
ODP	kg CFC-11 eq	1.95e-6	4.44e-14	3.90e-8	2.00e-9	1.75e-15	1.13e-12	5.18e-13	-1.44e-11	-4.12e-13	ND
AP	kg SO2 eq	3.77e-2	8.96e-4	1.19e-3	1.95e-3	3.53e-5	2.13e-3	6.34e-4	-1.50e-3	-2.48e-4	ND
EP	kg PO4 eq	1.27e-2	2.36e-4	3.38e-4	2.90e-4	9.28e-6	4.00e-4	8.44e-4	-2.92e-4	-8.56e-5	ND
POCP	kg C2H4 eq	3.74e-3	-3.44e-4	1.38e-4	1.10e-4	-1.35e-5	1.29e-4	5.57e-5	-1.53e-4	-4.01e-7	ND
ADP-fossil	MJ	1.73e+2	2.87e+0	8.40e+0	5.16e+0	1.13e-1	2.30e+0	2.04e+0	-2.18e+1	-1.39e+0	ND

Resource Use Indicators

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	B2	C2	C3/1	C4/2	D/1	D/2	D/3
PERE	MJ	8.34e+0	2.18e-1	1.35e+0	1.73e+0	8.57e-3	1.24e+1	3.54e-1	-7.32e+0	-2.00e-2	ND
PERM	MJ	1.27e+1	0	-8.33e-1	0	0	-1.18e+1	0	-2.61e+0	-2.61e+0	ND
PERT	MJ	2.10e+1	2.18e-1	5.22e-1	1.73e+0	8.57e-3	6.15e-1	3.54e-1	-9.93e+0	-2.63e+0	ND
PENRE	MJ	1.12e+1	2.89e+0	1.93e+1	5.23e+0	1.14e-1	1.56e+2	2.12e+0	-2.53e+1	-5.00e-2	ND
PENRM	MJ	1.64e+2	0	-1.07e+1	0	0	-1.53e+2	0	-1.48e+0	-1.48e+0	ND
PENRT	MJ	1.75e+2	2.89e+0	8.58e+0	5.23e+0	1.14e-1	2.60e+0	2.12e+0	-2.67e+1	-1.53e+0	ND
SM	kg	7.58e-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	ND
RSF	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	ND
NRSF	MJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	ND
FW	m3	1.68e-1	1.08e-4	4.32e-3	2.70e-3	4.23e-6	1.58e-2	4.63e-4	-6.52e-3	-8.28e-4	ND
RE	MJ	0	0	3.02e-2	0	0	1.71e+1	0	0	0	ND

Waste and Output Flow Indicators

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A4	A5	B2	C2	C3/1	C4/2	D/1	D/2	D/3
HWD	kg	2.78e-2	1.16e-10	6.55e-4	2.21e-9	4.56e-12	1.22e-9	4.75e-10	-3.27e-8	-1.85e-8	ND
NHWD	kg	2.33e-1	4.03e-4	1.15e-1	1.96e-3	1.59e-5	7.33e-1	4.23e+0	-1.49e-2	-3.30e-3	ND
RWD	kg	1.66e-3	5.45e-6	9.53e-5	1.92e-5	2.15e-7	1.06e-4	3.06e-5	-1.73e-3	-4.78e-5	ND
CRU	kg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	ND
MFR	kg	0	0	1.12e-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	ND
MER	kg	0	0	7.49e-3	0	0	4.25e+0	0	0	0	ND
EEE	MJ	0	0	1.05e-2	0	0	5.95e+0	0	0	0	ND
EET	MJ	0	0	1.97e-2	0	0	1.12e+1	0	0	0	ND

Carbon Emissions and Removals

Indicator	Unit	A1-A3	A5	C3/1	C4/2	D/3
BCRP	kg CO2	-1.61e-2	0	0	0	ND
BCEP	kg CO2	0	-8.05e-4	-1.53e-2	-1.53e-2	ND
BCRK	kg CO2	2.28e-1	0	0	0	ND
BCEK	kg CO2	0	2.28e-1	0	0	ND

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
Yarn	China/Thailand	16
Tufting Primary	Taiwan	3
Precoat	Australia	5
Stabilisation Layer	Germany/China	1
GlasBac® Backing	Germany/Thailand/Australia	56
CushionBac®RE Acoustic Layer	China	18

Packaging
Packaging material	Origin	Mass (kg)
Cardboard	Australia	0.15

Biogenic carbon
Biogenic carbon content	kg C per m2
Biogenic carbon content in product	0.02
Biogenic carbon content in accompanying packaging	0.06

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: 805 km
Capacity utilization: 85%
Packaging mass: 0.150 kg

End of life (C1-C4): C3/1 & C4/1: 100% Energy Recovery

Collected separately: 4.1 kg
Incineration with energy recovery: 4.1 kg

End of life (C1-C4): C3/2 & C4/2: 100% Landfill

Collected separately: 4.1 kg
Landfill: 4.1 kg
Product or material for final disposal: 4.1 kg

Benefits and loads beyond the system boundary (D)

Net energy benefit from energy recovery in C3, declared as exported energy: 5.8 MJ
Net energy benefit from thermal energy in C4, declared as exported energy: 10.9 MJ

Product description

This Environmental Product Declaration covers all styles and patterns of modular carpet on CushionBac®RE backing with PA6 yarn. The products are manufactured in Minto, Australia. The products range in yarn weight from 407 to 1594 gsm. A medium yarn weight of 678 grams per square meter is reported and the Global Warming Potential of all additional product yarn weights are reported.

Interpretation

The life cycle impacts of Interface modular carpet flooring is driven by the Product Stage (A1-A3). Raw materials like yarn and the backing compound comprise the majority of the potential impacts. The increased inclusion of biobased and recycled materials help in reducing the impacts as compared to virgin petrochemical-based materials. Interface is 'all in' on achieving its SBTi goal of being a carbon negative enterprise by 2040 and prioritizes product innovations that reduce impacts.

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.