Overview:

Resilient vinyl floor covering with Polyurethane reinforcement and extremely low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions. It is suitable for interior residential and commercial applications.

Product Description:

Polyflor Classic Mystique PUR resilient vinyl floor covering is a heavy duty homogeneous floorcovering with Polyurethane reinforcement (PUR) for use in heavy traffic areas. The use of PUR significantly reduces maintenance requirements which account for over 80% of the environmental impacts of resilient floor coverings.

The product contains up to 30% post-industrial recycled content and utilises the more eco-friendly barium zinc stabiliser as a replacement for the  organo tinstabilisers used in the past production of PVC flooring products. As the product has a non-directional appearance installation waste can also be minimized as a result of there being no need for pattern matching.

A Life Cycle Analysis based environmental assessment by British Research Establishment (BRE) Certification Ltd has been conducted on this product. The Ecopoints generated by this assessment place the product in the top 25% of resilient flooring options based on its environmental performance. This level of Ecopoint performance meets Ecospecifier’s PVC Flooring Standard requirements. See Glossary for further information on Ecospecifier’s PVC Flooring Standard, BRE and Ecopoints.

Use of this product may contribute to the achievement of Green Star™ credit points. Subscribers please click here to view full enhanced content listing.

Country of Origin

United Kingdom

Ecospecifier Issue of Concern / Red Lights

This product contains a large percentage of PVC (~41%) which is based on a non-renewable fossil fuel petrochemical polymer (ethylene). However, PVC contains a reduced amount of ethylene (~ 46%) in comparison to other ethylene based materials. If the product were to be recycled (after usable life) this investment in resources would be partially off-set through reduced material use in the future.

The product is not reusable due to the need for adhesion to a subfloor. Additionally, large scale and widespread recycling services are currently not available for this product which limits disposal options to landfill or incineration. Incineration is not a preferred option due to the dioxins released during combustion.

Assessment Comparison

Standard vinyl flooring, linoleum, rubber

Availability:

VIC, TAS, SA, QLD, NSW, WA

Other information:

Information last verified on 2/05/08.

Assessment Criteria Satisfied

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