Many New Pig customers are going green without changing a thing. That’s because PIG® Universal Mat now contains 50% recycled content.
Believe me, it feels good when you can improve your best-known product behind the scenes in a way that helps customers reach environmental initiatives—and still deliver the same performance and value.
We’ve prepared for questions with the information below. Feel free to ask anything else with a comment here on the blog or by calling New Pig Customer Service at 1-800-HOT-HOGS® (468-4647).
What should I expect from PIG® Mat with 50% recycled content?
You can expect the same great performance you have always known. The recycled content in PIG® Mat is still 100% polypropylene. The color is the same and all of the features you love about PIG® Mat are completely unchanged.
What is the recycled content?
The raw materials used to produce PIG® Mat are comprised of over 50% post-industrial recycled polypropylene fibers generated from sources outside our absorbent manufacturing process. These fibers could otherwise be destined for a landfill, but instead we recycle them into our gray Mat products. This simple change cuts our consumption of new polypropylene in half—and that’s good for the environment.
How do I know it’s still the best Mat on the market?
We’ve developed a process that uses only recycled materials that meet our rigorous standards. Then we perform extensive testing on finished PIG® Mat samples to confirm that critical characteristics such as absorbency, durability, strength, wicking, floor grip, flame resistance and chemical compatibility meet our expectations—
and yours.
Is it still as strong? Will I still be able to walk on it?
Absolutely. We’ve RAT-tested (reciprocal abrasion tested) PIG® Mat to make sure that it still holds up to foot traffic. It still has eight thermally-bonded layers that stay together—even when the Mat is fully saturated.
Will it still be as absorbent?
Yes. Absorbency and liquid retention are unchanged.
Will it still be as chemically resistant?
Yes. It is still 100% polypropylene, so you can use PIG® Mat with confidence to absorb anything that you’ve used it for in the past.
Will it still last all day/week/month?
Since durability, absorbency and chemical resistance are the same, it will have exactly the same longevity as the PIG® Mat you purchased from us last week, last month or last year.
Will the price go up?
No. Unlike some green products that come with a higher price tag, the price of PIG® Mat will remain the same.
Why would we mess with a good thing?
New Pig wants to help protect the environment. We’ve developed a way to incorporate recycled content into
PIG® Mat and still maintain the same performance. Using recycled fibers in our Mat keeps a large amount of process scrap material out of landfills and significantly lowers our consumption of new polypropylene. It’s a simple change that has a positive environmental impact for us—and for you.
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