Nominations Sought

The Carpet America Recovery Effort and the Environmental Protection Agency are requesting nominations for its EPA/CARE Award, which was established to recognize innovation in carpet recycling. Since carpet recycling is a fairly new process the groups are seeking to find parties who have demonstrated innovative solutions in this field.

This award will be presented for the first time in May of 2008 at CARE's 6th Annual Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL.

To be eligible for the award candidates must meet the following criteria:

Nominations may be submitted for any innovation related to carpet recycling

Nominees may be organizations, teams or individuals

Work must have been done within the United States

Work must involve the recycle and/or reuse of post- consumer carpet

Post-consumer carpet must represent 10% of the product's total recycled pounds

Increased levels will be given more consideration

Post-consumer carpet used must be derived from the United States

Concept must be demonstrated commercially within the previous 24 months

Concept must be capable of substantial impact to landfill diversion of post-consumer carpet

All products or processes which use PCC are eligible

The deadline for submissions is March 3, 2008.

Nominations and supporting materials must be submitted electronically to:

Jeremy Stroop, Operations Manager, Carpet America Recovery Effort,

jstroop@carpetrecovery.org