Desso is specialised in producing commercial/residential carpets and artificial turf for sports fields according to the Cradle to Cradle® principles.

• By 2020 all Desso materials will have to be free of toxins that could cause harm to health
• only renewable energy (hydropower, biomass and solar) will be used and
• it will be able to take back its specially designed goods and to recycle or re-use their materials for new high grade products. 

Desso products are made from "positively defined" components (= all ingredients have been assessed as either "green" (optimal) or "yellow" (tolerable) according to the Cradle to Cradle® assessment criteria) that are easy to disassemble, in order to create new products in both the biological and technical cycles.

Desso takes back used carpets from its customers and competitors and separates the yarn and other fibres from the backing, thereby producing two main material streams that can be recycled:

1. After an additional purification stage, the yarn (with the required purity) is returned to the yarn manufacturer for the production of new yarn. In the entire process, some virgin material is needed to compensate for losses and process inefficiency.
2. Today's bitumen backing is recycled as a valuable raw material for the road and roofing industry.
3. All non-recyclable fractions will be used as secondary fuel in the cement industry.

In line with the water stewardship principle, Desso plants must demonstrate that water resources are used responsibly and efficiently and that their water discharge into local rivers is as clean as possible.