Waste Pathways: Flooring Diversion Planner

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Waste Pathways

Your plan breakdown

Diversion flow map

How each material moves to its destination

Materials on the left. Destinations on the right. Ribbon thickness ~ mass share. Dashed ribbons indicate landfill or emerging pathways.

Your materialsFlow (thickness ≈ mass)Where it ends up
80% · 8.28 t100% · 518 kg100% · 4.33 tUPLIFTCarpet tiles2,300 m² upliftedMASS10.3 tINSTALL OFFCUTCarpet tiles115 m² offcut (~5%)MASS518 kgUPLIFTVinyl planks (LVT)866 m² upliftedMASS4.33 tINSTALL OFFCUTVinyl planks (LVT)69.3 m² offcut (~8%)MASS346 kgUPLIFTSheet vinyl235 m² upliftedMASS470 kgINSTALL OFFCUTSheet vinyl23.5 m² offcut (~10%)MASS47 kgRecycleReprocessed back into flooring or a l…8.67 t · 54%LandfillResidual & unallocated7.39 t · 46%
54%
Diversion rate
16.1 t
Total mass
7
Flow paths
Band thickness = mass share. Hover a band for details.

The waste hierarchy

  1. 01Avoid

    Specify durable systems; digital layout to trim offcuts.

  2. 02Reuse

    Whole tiles, planks, stone kept in service via take-back.

  3. 03Recycle

    Reprocessed into new flooring (Interface, Tarkett, ResiLoop).

  4. 04Downcycle

    Fibre-into-concrete, tile-to-aggregate, rubber-to-crumb.

  5. 05Recover

    Energy recovery - better than landfill, but a final resort.

  6. 06Dispose

    Landfill. What this tool exists to reduce.

Pathway data compiled from ResiLoop, Interface, Tarkett, GH Commercial, Signature Floors, Earp Bros, iRubber, DCCEEW and UNSW SMaRT (Sep 2025). Confirm requirements with the provider before specifying. Diversion tonnage is indicative - based on typical material densities.

This tool has been developed and built by Premrest Flooring (Premier Restorations Group Pty Ltd). It is intended as a guide only.