Article: A century of environmental leadership; Exclusive plant tour: the Milliken Carpet facility in LaGrange, Ga., demonstrates the company's long-term commitment to sustainable design practices and products.

Milliken Carpet has demonstrated environmental stewardship in their manufacturing, corporate mission and environmental footprint on the community. Bill Gregory, director of sustainable strategies for Milliken Carpet, offered me an exclusive tour of Milliken's facility located in LaGrange, Ga. I would like to share a few of the environmental initiatives Milliken introduced--and still maintain today--and why they have committed so strongly to these sustainable actions.

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Immediately, my eyes were drawn to a wall in the facility that highlights the three "R's": Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, and also features a timeline that documents the ...

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