January 30, 3006—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that Interface Flooring Systems is the recipient of the Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) Energy Partner of the Year award. It is given in recognition of the company’s role in identifying an opportunity for the City of LaGrange, Interface and other businesses in the South Georgia community to convert methane from a local landfill into renewable energy.
The award was presented at the Ninth Annual LMOP Conference & Project Expo in Baltimore, MD.
The landfill gas project was initiated in 2001 when Interface approached the City of LaGrange about the possibility of converting yesterdays waste (the contents of the landfill) to tomorrow’s fuel. Working in partnership with the EPAs Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), Interface and the City were able to demonstrate the clear environmental, social and economic benefits.
For more information on Interface’s environmental initiatives, see the company’s Website and also see its ad on FMLink.
