Our Express Series Quickship Tile is locally made using recycled materials.
Fireclay Tile’s Debris Series Recycled Tile and Express Series Quickship Tile is made with recycled materials found in the San Francisco Bay Area. 25% of the tile body is made up of post-consumer waste glass and post-consumer spent abrasive particles. 47% is pre-consumer granite dust from local gravel and quarry operations, locally sourced recycled porcelain, and other Fireclay waste that is ground up and used as grog. The remaining 28% is local clay from the Sierra Foothills. 100% of Express Series labor and manufacturing is in Northern California. Express Series tile has no chemicals or off-gassing. It is a fired ceramic product that is made to last 100+ years.
The Express Series qualifies for:
MR Credit 4.1 and 4.2: Recycled Content
MR Credit 5.1 and 5.2: Manufactured Regionally
All of our products emit low or no VOCs and will qualify for EQ Credit 4.1.