According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, carpet waste represents up to 3 percent of the material that fills American landfills. That translates to 4 billion pounds of carpet that ends up ...

Circular Polymers by Ascend is turning postconsumer carpet into Cerene, a new line of recycled polymers and materials made using its proprietary technology. The Cerene line includes polyamide 6 and 66 ...

This month the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its California Carpet Stewardship Grant Program—marking a ...

Just a few years ago, it looked as if the nascent carpet recycling industry was ready to be rolled up and put in the trash. In 2001, Evergreen Nylon Recycling, a high-profile carpet recycling joint ...

Trials conducted by the British firm Axion Consulting show that polypropylene-based carpets can be recycled into a polymer pellet that can be used in a range of new applications. The project, ...