InterfaceFLOR, LLC 2007 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010

2007 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

InterfaceFLOR, LLC
A040085
Year 2 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2003 (2nd Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

InterfaceFLOR, LLC

A.2

Name of your parent company:

Interface, Inc.

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mrs. Phyllis Woodson
Title:	Director Environmenal, Health and Safety
Phone:	(706) 812-6396
Fax:	(706) 882-2757
Email:	phyllis.woodson@interfaceFLOR.com

A.4

Facility location:

Facility Address

Street Address:	1503 Orchard Hill Road
Address Cont:
City:	LaGrange
State:	GA
Zip Code:	30241

If your facility has multiple street addresses, please list any other addresses for its sites or buildings.

1500 Orchard Hill Road, LaGrange, GA 30241
140 Glen Long Road, LaGrange, GA 30241
1727 Shorewood Drive, LaGrange, GA 30241
1603 Executive Drive, LaGrange, GA 30241
1200 O.G. Skinner Drive, West Point, GA 31833
1603 Executive Drive, LaGrange GA 30241

A.5

Facility's website address (if any):

http://www.interfaceinc.com; www.interfacesustainability.com; www.interfaceflor.com

A.6

Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:

More than 1,000

A.7

For the purposes of where your facility would be listed in our Member Directory, please list the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is (are) used to classify business at the facility:

Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Quaternary	Quinary
314110

A.8.a

List the activities, products, or services that take place at your facility:

Carpet tile production including yarn preparation, tufting, finishing, backing and cutting operations.

A.8.b

Provide the size and general description of your site:

The LaGrange campus is 40 plus acres and the West Point operation is 20 acres. Both are in industrial parks.

A.9

Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period?

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a

Is your facility certified to ISO 14001?

Yes

B.2

Note: On this facility's Application or a previous Annual Performance Report, they reported having an independent assessment of their EMS in calendar year 2006. Since they are required to have an independent assessment every three years to remain a member of the Performance Track program, they will next report their independent assessment in calendar year 2009.

B.3

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct an internal EMS assessment (partial or complete) every year. Did you conduct one in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Internal EMS Assessment #1

When was this EMS assessment?	August 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Policy, Implementation, Checking
Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?	Partial Facility
Which business areas were included in the audit?	Main Operations, Warehouses, Offices, R&D Facilities

Internal EMS Assessment #2

When was this EMS assessment?	May 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Policy, Implementation, Checking
Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?	Partial Facility
Which business areas were included in the audit?	Main Operations, Warehouses, Offices

Internal EMS Assessment #3

When was this EMS assessment?	February 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Policy, Planning, Implementation, Checking, Management
Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?	Partial Facility
Which business areas were included in the audit?	Main Operations, Offices

B.4

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct a regulatory compliance audit every year. Did your facility conduct any audits in calendar year 2007 to verify compliance with regulatory statutes?

Yes

Regulatory Compliance Audit #1

When was this regulatory compliance audit?	September 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Clean Air Act (CAA) Clean Water Act (CWA) Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act/Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (SARA/CERCLA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

B.5

Note: Facility will be asked to report other audits and inspections in their 3rd reporting year.

B.6.a

Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?

Yes

B.6.b

Performance Track members should have a Senior Management Review of their EMS every year. Did this review take place in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Who was the senior manager present at the review?

Name: Mr. Dan Breland

Title: V.P. Operations

B.6.c

Performance Track members should conduct a systematic identification and/or review of their environmental aspects at least once every two years. When was your last one conducted?

October 2007

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Goal 1: Interface Flooring Systems, Inc.'s first goal is to increase the facility's procurement of recycled content, specifically all raw materials used to produce and package carpet.
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Initiated a new process which brings in post consumer carpet on a larger scale to increase the material flow to our recycled backing process and increase our recycle yarn content. We separate clean yarn fiber from backing to improve utilization of materials. Greater impact will be seen in 2008 and beyond after the start-up of all equipment is completed.
	Activities Conducted During 2006:
	Increase quantity of recycle yarn purchased and percentage recycle content in the primary backing – both of which are significant components in carpet tile manufacturing. Focused efforts in 2006 to improve the “reverse supply chain” for post consumer carpet tile and processing required manufacturing products with that recycled material.
C.1.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	The annual totals are from a EcoMetrics report that is submitted to and audited by Interface Corporate staff. Data is originally from purchasing reports of raw materials and packaging; recycled content is from vendor specifications.
C.1.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform.
Calendar Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	Goal	Units
Actual Quantity (per year)	53,342,163	62,662,513	74,122,118		65,427,703	Pounds Specify other:

C.1.d

Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.136	1.29
Normalized Quantity	53,342,163	55,160,662.85	57,459,006.20		n/a	Pounds Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Total pounds of raw materials purchased.

Goal 2: InterfaceFLOR, LLC 's second goal is to invest in renewable energy sources.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Maximize utilization of landfill gas for process boilers. Additional propane gas usage was identified from small forklift tanks and added to the measurement.
	Activities Conducted During 2006:
	Increased landfill gas usage for boilers and continued projects to reduce use of non-sustainable energy including updating lightfixtures and bulbs. Continued obtaining greenhouse gases off-set for Troup County including production growth. Facility energy usage increased due to increase production and bringing into the facility previously contracted processes. This was to continue development and increase use of new technology allowing us to improve manufacturing and significantly increase usage of post consumer content. The internal process has a smaller total footprint than the previously used process. Our facility's 2005 energy data was changed. The electricity from off-grid renewable sources had been reported as 3387.6 MMBtus, but now is reported as 3332.37 and on-site solar energy use was reported as zero but is reported as 55.23 MMBtus. The reason for this change is to correct and clarify our renewable energy usage.
C.2.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Landfill gas usage is obtained from a regular Energy report which is audited by Interface corporate staff. Original data is meter readings of all utilities included on monthly billing statements. Note: On 6/30/08, Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources for 2005 was changed from 3332.37 MMBtus to zero, and 2006 was changed from 3329.31 MMBtus to zero. These amounts were reported in error, because facility didn't realize at the the time that renewable energy sources are included in 'Electricity purchased/electricity from grid.', in the eGRID sub-region calculations.
C.2.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	Units
Electricity Purchased
Electricity from Grid/Utility	52,296.553	65,288.447	73,729.1875		MMBtus Specify:
Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources					Specify:
Total Electricity Purchased	52,296.55	65,288.45	73,729.19		MMBtus
	If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center. SERC South
Steam EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.			0		Btus Specify:
Total Energy Generated Off-Site	52,296.55	65,288.45	73,729.19		MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2005	2006	2007	2008	Units
Coal					Specify:
Natural Gas	86,852.7	103,062.653	101,390.499		MMBtus Specify:
Crude Oil					Specify:
Fuel Oil					Specify:
Diesel					Specify:
Propane/LPG	831.827	869.25	2,859.842		MMBtus Specify:
Gasoline					Specify:
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Biomass					Specify:
Biodiesel					Specify:
Solar	55.23	57.298	49.462		MMBtus Specify:
Wind					Specify:
Landfill Gas	577.584	5,305.374	6,143.4		MMBtus Specify:
Geothermal					Specify:
Hydroelectric					Specify:
Tire Derived Fuel					Specify:
Other Fuel or Source Specify:					Specify:
Total Energy Generated On-Site	88,317.34	109,294.58	110,443.20		MMBtus

C.2.d Total energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Actual Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Renewable Energy Use	4,084.39	9,671.71	11,058.99		n/a	MMBtus
Total Non-Renewable Energy Use	136,529.51	164,911.31	173,113.40		n/a	MMBtus
Total Energy Use	140,613.89	174,583.03	184,172.39		n/a	MMBtus
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	15,006.98	18,440.85	20,146.57		n/a	MTCO2E
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags	31,707	31,317	34,470		40,000	MTCO2E
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	-16,700.02	-12,876.15	-14,323.43		n/a	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	1.195	1.30
Total Energy Use	140,613.89	146,094.59	141,671.07		140,287.66	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	-16,700.02	-10,775.02	-11,018.02		-25,138.38	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	Total square yards of finished production.

Goal 3: InterfaceFLOR, LLC 's third goal is to reduce the generation of, and improve the management of, the facility's non-hazardous waste.

C.3.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Continue previous intiatives including process quality improvement to reduce waste and off-quality. Ensure maximum material recycling through sortation of materials and proper handling.

Activities Conducted During 2006:

Continued off-quality and scrap reduction process improvement. Continued to find alternative uses for production by-products. Audited landfill waste to ensure recyclable materials not included.

C.3.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

Measurement source is the Interface EcoMetrics report which has data source of inbound and outbound billings.

C.3.c Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Waste Management Method Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

2005 2006 2007 2008

Landfill

Specify other:
867.2 549.68 446.96 Tons

Specify other:

Other management

Specify other: Waste-to-Energy
1,863 1,430.54 182.77 Tons

Specify other:

Reused/recycled off-site

Specify other:
1,958.6 2,019.116 2,274.5 Tons

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

Specify other:

C.3.d Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Non Hazardous Waste 4,688.80 3,999.34 2,904.23 n/a Tons

Specify other:

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.195 1.3

Total Non Hazardous Waste 4,688.80 3,346.72 2,234.02 4,258.00 Tons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
Total square yards of finished production.

Goal 4: InterfaceFLOR, LLC 's fourth goal is to reduce the facility's total water use.

C.4.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

Roof storm water direction has been completed and initial review for tank sizing completed. A request from the local city for a greater reduction than originally specified has the project still in design phase.
Due to growth of our operations the number of employees has continued to increase. We are currently investigating applicability of storm water to other grey water applications.
New facilities for employee use are low(or zero) flow fixtures and automatic sensors to ensure water is not wasted.

Activities Conducted During 2006:

Storm water collection system is being included in plant expansion project plans.
Total plant water usage increased due to increased production volume and the number of employees significantly going up (from 389 at then end of 2005 to 484 at the end of 2006.) Human use is a significant portion of our total water consumption for this plant.

C.4.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

Data is from InterfaceFLOR EcoMetrics report with data sources including facility water bills.

C.4.c Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.

Calendar Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 Goal Units

Actual Quantity (per year) 1,646,043 2,014,158 2,135,368 n/a Gallons

Specify other:

C.4.d Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 1.15 1.256

Normalized Quantity 1,646,043 1,751,441.74 1,700,133.76 1,616,043 Gallons

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
square yards of pre-coating production.

Progress Towards Other Significant Aspects of your EMS

In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Goals. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year.

Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? No

Attachments (if applicable) :
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SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

D.1.a Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.

Regular review of environmental aspects/impacts, SARA reporting analysis and review as well as interaction with local and state officials are ways we ensure that any potential community concerns are addressed. Participation in the Georgia state pollution prevention partnership and HAZWOPER review/training with the local fire department are also used to communicate and prevent potential issues.
In keeping with our corporate mission InterfaceFLOR's employees continue initiatives to go beyond the current expectation of industry for the people in the community and the environment.

D.1.b If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?

Potential risks in the event of fire were reviewed with local emergency response professionals to ensure impacts are minimized or prevented through training.

D.1.c Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.

We have a sustainability website in which we report our environmental initiatives. We maintain open communications with the local governments including working with the City of LaGrange to reduce greenhouse gases from the landfill.

D.2 Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.

Web Site
URL: http://www.interfacesustainability.com/pertrack.html

OMB No. 2010-0032
SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not yet in a position to accept electronic signatures and therefore requests a faxed, signed copy of the Section E page. Please complete Section E online, then print Section E using the link on the Overview page. Section E should be signed by the senior manager of your facility and faxed it to the Performance Track Information Center at (617) 354-0463.
On behalf of InterfaceFLOR, LLC , I certify that: I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as specified in the National Enviromental Performance Track Program Guide. This facility, to the best of my knowledge, continues to meet all program criteria; I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this Annual Performance Report. The information contained in this report is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete; My facility has an environmental management system (EMS), as defined in the Performance Track EMS criteria, including systems to maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements, in place at the facility, and the EMS will be maintained for the duration of the facility's participation in the program; My facility has conducted an objective assessment of its compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements; and the facility has corrected all identified instances of potential or actual noncompliance; and Based on the foregoing compliance assessments and subsequent corrective actions (if any were necessary), my facility is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, currently in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements. I agree that EPA's decision whether to accept participants into or remove them from the National Environment Performance Track is wholly discretionary, and I waive any right that may exist under any law to challenge EPA's acceptance or removal decision. I am the senior manager with responsibility for the facility and am fully authorized to execute this statement on behalf of the corporation or other legal entity whose facility is part of the National Environmental Performance Track program.
Signature/Date:	______________________________________________________
Name:	Mr. John Bradford
Title:	V.P. Operations and R&D
Facility Name:	InterfaceFLOR, LLC
Facility Street Address:	1503 Orchard Hill Road LaGrange, GA 30241
Mailing Address:	,
Performance Track ID#:	A040085

Goal 3: InterfaceFLOR, LLC 's third goal is to reduce the generation of, and improve the management of, the facility's non-hazardous waste.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Continue previous intiatives including process quality improvement to reduce waste and off-quality. Ensure maximum material recycling through sortation of materials and proper handling.
	Activities Conducted During 2006:
	Continued off-quality and scrap reduction process improvement. Continued to find alternative uses for production by-products. Audited landfill waste to ensure recyclable materials not included.
C.3.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Measurement source is the Interface EcoMetrics report which has data source of inbound and outbound billings.
C.3.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
Waste Management Method	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Waste Management Method	2005	2006	2007	2008	Units
Landfill Specify other:	867.2	549.68	446.96		Tons Specify other:
Other management Specify other: Waste-to-Energy	1,863	1,430.54	182.77		Tons Specify other:
Reused/recycled off-site Specify other:	1,958.6	2,019.116	2,274.5		Tons Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:

Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Non Hazardous Waste	4,688.80	3,999.34	2,904.23		n/a	Tons Specify other:

Goal 4: InterfaceFLOR, LLC 's fourth goal is to reduce the facility's total water use.
C.4.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	Roof storm water direction has been completed and initial review for tank sizing completed. A request from the local city for a greater reduction than originally specified has the project still in design phase. Due to growth of our operations the number of employees has continued to increase. We are currently investigating applicability of storm water to other grey water applications. New facilities for employee use are low(or zero) flow fixtures and automatic sensors to ensure water is not wasted.
	Activities Conducted During 2006:
	Storm water collection system is being included in plant expansion project plans. Total plant water usage increased due to increased production volume and the number of employees significantly going up (from 389 at then end of 2005 to 484 at the end of 2006.) Human use is a significant portion of our total water consumption for this plant.
C.4.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Data is from InterfaceFLOR EcoMetrics report with data sources including facility water bills.
C.4.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

D.1.a	Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.
	Regular review of environmental aspects/impacts, SARA reporting analysis and review as well as interaction with local and state officials are ways we ensure that any potential community concerns are addressed. Participation in the Georgia state pollution prevention partnership and HAZWOPER review/training with the local fire department are also used to communicate and prevent potential issues. In keeping with our corporate mission InterfaceFLOR's employees continue initiatives to go beyond the current expectation of industry for the people in the community and the environment.
D.1.b	If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?
	Potential risks in the event of fire were reviewed with local emergency response professionals to ensure impacts are minimized or prevented through training.
D.1.c	Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.
	We have a sustainability website in which we report our environmental initiatives. We maintain open communications with the local governments including working with the City of LaGrange to reduce greenhouse gases from the landfill.
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.
	Web Site
	URL: http://www.interfacesustainability.com/pertrack.html

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT