Interface rolls out the fishing net carpet

Jessica Shankleman
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Net-works project with Zoological Society of London aims to turn tonnes of discarded fishing nets into new carpet tiles

Sustainable carpet manufacturer Interface will this year start selling tiles made from discarded fishing nets washed up in the Philippines as it seeks to simultaneously clean up the ocean and find new...

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