CALHOUN, GA — Flooring maker Mohawk Industries is working toward a 25 percent reduction by 2020 in the intensity of its energy and water use, greenhouse gas emissions and how much waste it creates.

In its first sustainability report, Mohawk elaborates on some of the work it's done to lower energy use and seek alternative energy sources, reuse water and recycle waste into new products.

The Europe plants run by Mohawk's Unilin laminate and wood flooring company receive the bulk of their energy from burning biomass like bark, trimmings and reject board produced on-site. A plant in Georgia has taken a different route by working with its local utility and changes it operating hours in order to consume energy mostly during off-peak hours.

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