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Cel-Pak Cellulose Insulation

Cel-Pak is an outstanding product. Among the things I love about this product : It has an 82% rec... Cel-Pak is an outstanding product. Among the things I love about this product : It has an 82% recycled content, it is produced in New England (specifically Massachusetts), and it offers an excellent barrier to air infiltration. It also does a terrific job in noise reduction. My research says that Cel-Pak is not only a great insulation, but cleaner and more eco-friendly than other cellulose insulations. It is also an 'all borate' formulation (in terms of fire resistance). When I insulated my attic, I didn't want to add any products that contained ammonia based fire retardants, and Cel-Pak, unlike a lot of competing cellulose products, doesn't. Great product!

Rated by GreenConsultant [12/18/2009] +Expand -Collapse

Overall	10	Raw materials	10
Toxicity	10	Manufacturing/Shipping	10
Installation/Application	8	Quality/Durability	10
First cost/price	10	Corporate Policies	10
Resource Recovery	10	Lifecycle cost	10

Comment about Raw materials: Not only is it fiberized newspaper, but national Fiber goes to great lengths to use the cleanest paper available.

Comment about Toxicity: Everything I've researched says virtually none. The product is fiberized over issue newspaper and borates, and borates have extremely low toxicity.

Comment about Resource Recovery: The installers did a great job recovering unused cellulose back to the truck.

Comment about First Costs/Price: More expensive certainly, than fiberglass, but the superior performance quickly offsets that cost. Less expensive than many sprayed foams, which I wouldn't consider because I don't want them in my home.