LANCASTER, PA – Armstrong Ceilings has created an interactive
Environmental Impact Calculator on its Web site to demonstrate
the difference that recycling old ceiling tiles can make. By
simply entering the number of square feet of ceilings to be
recycled, visitors are able to view the environmental impact,
including the pounds of waste diverted from landfills, tons of
virgin raw materials saved, kilowatt hours of energy saved,
gallons of potable water saved, and kilograms of CO2 equivalent
greenhouse gases avoided. The Calculator can also display the
impact in terms of everyday analogies, such as the number of
tires diverted from landfills, pounds of carry-on luggage not
carried on, months of electricity needed to power a home, loads
of laundry not washed, and miles not driven. An Alternative to
Landfill Disposal Armstrong introduced the industry’s first
ceiling recycling program in 1999. Since that time, the company,
working in conjunction with its customers, has recycled more
than 80,000,000 square feet of