Carpet Recycling Bay Area

How to dispose of old carpeting.

Carpet recycling bay area. The care california drop off site map below will help you find a place to take your old carpet to be recycled. The following are different types of carpet cushion. This makes it easier for transport to the recycling centers. Sf carpet recycling sfcr serving the san francisco bay area is a collection and sorting center for post consumer carpet carpet tiles and carpet pad.

See below for more information on preparing carpet for recycling. People looking for a place to take carpet for recycling should seek facilities that collect carpet. Carpet recycling facilities may either collect material process material or collect and process material into other usable product components. A typical recycling plant or professional carpet cleaners and suppliers may not be interested in taking carpeting.

Anyone recycling carpet will receive a recycling certificate to verify how many pounds were recycled. Because pad is often ripped in pieces we take the used pad and put it into a baler to bundle it. Find a carpeting recycling facility in your area. Crr is setting the standard in carpet recycling providing a cradle to cradle product life cycle.

In the meantime find a carpet recycling facility near you with our recycle center locator. If you recycle 1000 square feet of carpet and pad. The fibers and latex pvc will be used in new carpet or other products. You will keep approximately 500 lbs of carpet and padding out of landfills you will eliminate the need for an estimated 48 gallons of petroleum oil you will reduce approximately 913 lbs of co 2 from being emitted into our air the equivalent of 950 miles driven by a car.

For more information call 1 800 241 4902 ext. Carpet will be taken to recycling centers where the latex backing will be melted away from the carpet fibers. If taken to the right place carpet can be recycled in a variety of useful new products. Carpet cushion carpet padding is the foundation for every residential carpet installation.

Carpet can be recycled. However there are a number of facilities that actually specialize in recycling carpeting. Some companies will pick up your carpet but only if you live close to their facility. Crr has established ambitious goals of capturing 25 of the post consumer carpeting market by making recycling easy and cost effective making consumers aware of the need to recycle and celebrating those consumers who join us in recycling.