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Removal, Hauling & Collection

Carpet is removed and kept clean, dry and free of debris, then delivered to sorters or processors
 
Who: Installers, construction and demolition contractors, other contractors, property owners, architecture and design firms, haulers, waste management facilities, landfills
 
∙ American Recycling Systems, LLC
∙ CLEAR Carpet Recycling
∙ Go Green Carpet Recycling
∙ Great Western Flooring
∙ JKS Ventures
∙ K. Hoving Recycling and Disposal 
∙ Kruse Carpet Recycling
∙ MBL Recycling, Inc.
∙ PCI Flortech, Inc.
∙ Turf Reclamation Services
∙ Zion Landfill (Veolia)

Expand Infrastructure

The Illinois Carpet Recycling Working Group is collecting a database of drop-off locations for the public to utilize and divert carpet and padding from the landfill.

Sorting & Processing

Carpet is sorted by fiber type, non-carpet items are removed, carpet is baled, stacked in ‘flats’ or otherwise prepared for receipt by processors. Carpet is then separated into components and processed into a form to become feedstock for intermediate or end products (e.g.  pellets)
 
Who: Preprocessors, processors, compounders, pelletizers, manufacturers
 
∙ CLEAR Carpet Recycling
∙ Go Green Carpet Recycling
∙ Heritage Environmental
∙ Kruse Carpet Recycling
∙ Interface Flooring
 
 
 
 
 

Drive Demand

The Illinois Carpet Recycling Working Group is working with private sector stakeholders to encourage market development of carpet fiber as a feedstock for new uses.

 

End Markets

Materials are  made into molded parts for cars, building materials, new carpet, carpet cushion and other products
 
Who: Manufacturers of carpet and other products
 
∙ Engineered Floors
∙ Interface Flooring
∙ Mohawk
∙ Shaw








 

Foster Industry Awareness

The Illinois Carpet Recycling Working Group is working to bring awareness to the carpet recycling industry by providing outreach initiatives to the multi-faceted challenge of carpet recycling.