RECYCLABLE RUBBER SURFACE COVERING
A surface covering is provided, comprising a substrate with a flocking layer adhered to the substrate by an adhesive. The substrate is formed at least partially from granulated recycled rubber and a binding agent. In an exemplary embodiment, a design is applied to the flocking layer.
1 . A method for recycling a surface covering comprising flocking adhered to a granulated recycled rubber substrate, comprising the steps of:
grinding used surface covering to form granulated recycled rubber;
mixing the granulated recycled rubber with a binder;
compressing the mixture of ground rubber and binder to form a billet;
shaving a continuous substrate off of the billet; and
flocking the substrate.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the binder is polyurethane.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of flocking the substrate includes applying adhesive to the substrate and introducing fibers to the adhesive.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises, prior to the step of mixing the granulated recycled rubber, the step of:
removing flocking material from the granulated recycled rubber.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the flocking material is removed using a vacuum.