Maine, Carpet Group Ink Deal to Boost Carpet Recycling

The state of Maine and the Carpet America Recovery Effort have entered an agreement designed to increase the recycling of post-consumer carpet by diverting used carpet away from landfills and promoting the use of products that contain post- consumer carpet content. The agreement was signed by David Littell, commissioner of the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, as well as representatives of CARE.

Through its network of reclamation partners, CARE has diverted more than one billion pounds of carpet from landfills.

Maine will promote carpet recycling by seeking out reclamation opportunities for post- consumer carpet removed from government buildings and by using carpet pad under new carpet installations that is made from recycled carpet fiber . Made from cleaned and reprocessed carpet fiber, pad made from recycled carpet fiber is a safe and environmentally-preferable choice.