April 23, 2020
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Statement from CRI President Joe Yarbrough on Termination of VPS Program
April 23, 2020 - Funded by CRI members, the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Voluntary Product Stewardship (VPS) program was...
Read More November 13, 2019
CRI Presents Award, Updates, New Board Members at Annual Meeting
Dalton, GA - November 13, 2019 – The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award...
Read More September 4, 2019
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New Edition of NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet Highlights the Carpet Industry’s Commitment to Sustainability
Dalton, GA - September 4, 2019 - The newest edition of NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet, released August 2019,...
Read More June 10, 2019
CRI Voluntary Product Stewardship Program for Post-Consumer Carpet Continues Through 2020
Dalton, GA - June 10, 2019 - The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is extending its Voluntary Product Stewardship (VPS)...
Read More March 12, 2019
The Carpet and Rug Institute Publishes New Carpet Cleaning Standards
Standards include cleaning guidelines for commercial and residential environments. March 12, 2019 – Dalton, GA – The Carpet and Rug...
Read More September 18, 2018
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UL Environment Announces Addition of CRI Green Label Plus Certified Carpet Products to SPOT™ Online Database
Dalton, GA. - January 9, 2018 - UL Environment, a division of UL (Underwriters Laboratories) today announced that The Carpet and...
Read More November 27, 2017
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The Carpet and Rug Institute Connects Green Label Plus with Origin
Dalton, GA - (November 27, 2017) – The Carpet and Rug Institute’s (CRI) Green Label Plus-certified (GLP) products will now be...
Read More November 20, 2017
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The Carpet and Rug Institute Selects Shaw Industries’ Troy Virgo for Annual Award
Dalton, GA - (November 20, 2017) – The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) presented the Joseph J. Smrekar Memorial Award to...
Read More March 27, 2017
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Green Label Plus Program Added to EPA Federal Procurement Guidelines
Dalton, GA - March 27, 2017 – The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels now...
Read More February 15, 2017
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CRI Releases Video and Spanish Translation Components of Carpet Installation Standards
Dalton, Ga. – February 15, 2017 - The Carpet and Rug Institute, Inc. (CRI) recently launched instructional videos and a Spanish...
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