Bentley Prince Street Presents Scan and UPC
by Collin Dunn, Corvallis, OR, USA 
on 08.26.05
Commercial carpet manufacturer Bentley Prince Street, who we've featured before, have developed a process for creating high-quality commercial carpet from waste yarn. Its two newest products, Scan and UPC, are made from the process they created that re-purposes post-production waste yarn to manufacture broadloom and carpet tile products. Both new products are created from post-production yarn, or "tail outs," the small cone of yarn that is left over at the end of a production run varying in size from several ounces to a number of pounds. By the nature of the re-purpose/recycle process, the end result features an intriguing, unique mix of rich tones, subtle color combinations and intricate textures.
Bentley Prince Street is a part of TreeHugger fav Interface, Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of floor coverings and textiles, mostly for commercial interiors. Many of the company’s products are included in the Environmentally Preferable Product certification by Scientific Certification Systems. ::Bentley Prince Street via ::GreenBiz
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ok. it's no secret that Ray Anderson is awsome and a total treehugger hero. his products rock, always pushing teh boundaries of functionality efficiency and good 'ol eco-source materials! totally.
what gets me a little bummed is that they have virtually no carpets for a home. they almost discourage homeowners (price is a little too high for homes, the guy from Interface recently told me while i was doing some eco-sourcing for a client). And that makes me sad = ( sure if interface andf BSP did even some scaled down home versions i would be stoked! for now it's still: old-barn wood cork, and marmoleum.... 'cmon IFace, give us something for the home! pleeeease?
Interface is pursuing the product of service business model. They choose to go after long term large scale commercial floorcovering lease contracts rather than "selling carpet"
unfortunately it is not yet affordable for the home.
but considering the quality of their carpet and the sustainable way in which their products are made, it is not surprising that they care costly.