Bellbridge began a one year recycling trial with Hendricksen Naturlich Flooring of Sebastopol Ca. It has been agreed that any Bellbridge carpets that are replaced during this period, will be recycled in Napa Valley vineyards as weed blankets. The first carpet, that were removed from a consumers home in September, was laid in the vineyard during October. The particular product was formerly … [Read more...]
Fine Carpets Making Fine Wine
Twelve months after the installation of several thousand feet of used and waste wool carpets in the Nord Vineyards in the Napa Valley, the extensive recycling trial has been declared a resounding success. Julie Nord, owner of Nord Winery a prominent wine grower from the Northern California, is well qualified to pass judgment on the effects of the Bellbridge trial, as she is a qualified Soil … [Read more...]
What is More Important than Environmentally Sustainable Wool Carpets?
When we visited the school to meet with the Marsha Jones, the teacher who is responsible for the wool carpet reuse initiative, it was great to see first hand how our products were being recycled to benefit the flowers and plants. As you can see from previous posts on this blog, others have commented specifically about this in some detail. What was really wonderful and more important was seeing … [Read more...]
Blooming Lovely!
This is the third year that the flower baskets lined with Bellbridge Wool carpets have delivered a great visual display. The project is one being carried out by Harvest Park Middle School in Northern California and it has really interested the school children, who now are going to incorporate more of our wool carpets in various other garden projects. This a great example of the biodegradable … [Read more...]
Recycling Bellbridge Carpets
Our recent large scale trial of 'used' and waste carpet at Nord Vineyards has created interest as far afield as Hungary, where it has been featured in an on line Wine magazine called Vinoport... Six months into the trial, the vineyard owner, Julie Nord is very pleased with its effect as a weed blocker and erosion barrier. The next 4 months are critical as this is the growing season and we are … [Read more...]
Blooming Success Story 2008 – Alternative Use of Recycled Carpet
Bellbridge has been pleased to partner with the Harvest Park Middle School (HPMS) Ecology Club located in Pleasanton California, in order to evaluate the environmental effects of recycling Bellbridge used Wool carpets. Wool is well known as a natural, rapidly renewable and safe fiber, possessing inherent properties such as biodegradability and sustainability. What is not as well known is … [Read more...]
