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MTS Seating and True Textiles teamed up to divert nearly two tons of waste from the landfill during a re-upholstery project at the Waverly Renaissance Hotel in downtown Atlanta. MTS Seating, a manufacturer of hospitality and banquet furniture, had been specified to re-upholster the 2,000 banquet chairs at the hotel. When confronted with the removal of the old materials, MTS's first goal was to recycle them and avoid the landfill.
MTS contacted True Textiles, a manufacturer of increasingly sustainable textiles, for assistance with the project. True textiles connected MTS with Leigh Fibers, a foam, fabric, and fiber recycler in Wellford, South Carolina, and Univar USA, which has a waste-to-energy partner in Birmingham, Alabama. The chairs were disassembled on site, and the materials were then separated and dispersed. The foam and fabric were transported to Leigh Fibers for recycling, and Univar USA coordinated the disposal of the wood substrate at the waste-to-energy plant.
Through this unique partnership, MTS and True Textiles were able to divert 100 percent of the waste materials from landfills and provide re-upholstered chairs to the Waverly Renaissance in a timely and efficient manner.
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MTS Seating, True Textiles Partner for the Planet
May 20, 2009MTS Seating and True Textiles teamed up to divert nearly two tons of waste from the landfill during a re-upholstery project at the Waverly Renaissance Hotel in downtown Atlanta. MTS Seating, a manufacturer of hospitality and banquet furniture, had been specified to re-upholster the 2,000 banquet chairs at the hotel. When confronted with the removal of the old materials, MTS's first goal was to recycle them and avoid the landfill.
MTS contacted True Textiles, a manufacturer of increasingly sustainable textiles, for assistance with the project. True textiles connected MTS with Leigh Fibers, a foam, fabric, and fiber recycler in Wellford, South Carolina, and Univar USA, which has a waste-to-energy partner in Birmingham, Alabama. The chairs were disassembled on site, and the materials were then separated and dispersed. The foam and fabric were transported to Leigh Fibers for recycling, and Univar USA coordinated the disposal of the wood substrate at the waste-to-energy plant.
Through this unique partnership, MTS and True Textiles were able to divert 100 percent of the waste materials from landfills and provide re-upholstered chairs to the Waverly Renaissance in a timely and efficient manner.
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