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CARPET RECYCLING UK HELPS THE UK CARPET AND TEXTILE FLOORING SECTOR BE MORE SUSTAINABLE
Carpet Recycling UK is an independent non-profit membership association working with manufacturers , distributors , wholesalers , fit out companies , contractors , retailers , fitters and the waste sector to divert carpet waste from landfill . Set up in 2008 by industry leaders , Carpet Recycling UK works to foster strategic collaborations and networks to develop viable solutions for carpet and other textile flooring waste .
With our network spanning the carpet supply chain and waste recovery sector , this allows our members to take advantage of emerging opportunities in carpet recycling including sustainable raw materials for manufacture , reuse of products , takeback schemes and identifying reuse and recycling outlets nationwide , or innovations in material processing .
Carpet Recycling UK ’ s manager Adnan Zeb-Khan says : “ We are seeing an emerging trend where more commercial developers are requesting that projects incorporate sustainable flooring which can include repurposed commercial carpet tiles , as well as specifying products made with recycled content or designed with take back and recycling in mind . Fit out companies are coming directly to us to find new uses for materials which would historically have been wasted to landfill , and they recognise the value of working with our network to save resources . Designers and installers are reducing fitting waste through careful planning and design .”
With a membership of over 100 companies , core funding comes from carpet companies who are ahead of the game and taking
voluntary producer responsibility , these are Balsan , Betap , Brintons , Cormar , Tarkett DESSO , ege Carpets , Headlam Lifestyle Floors , Milliken and Shaw . Our core funders are taking voluntary producer responsibility for the products they place on the market and are strategic supporters of Carpet Recycling UK , working together to help us to disseminate latest information to and represent the carpet and textile flooring industry in the UK and international marketplace .
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CARPET RECYCLING UK WORKS TO :
• Develop strategic collaborations and networks to use carpet waste as a resource .
• Proactively engage with the sector to find new and developing end uses for recycled carpet .
• Identify appropriate reuse and recycling options for carpet waste including take-back schemes .
• Engage with members to understand and respond to changing market conditions .
• Influence environmental legislation and promote the sector to policy makers .
• Disseminate industry developments at conferences , trade events and exhibitions .
• Initiate research into processing carpet waste materials and publishing results .
• Support and promote members ’ environmental and sustainable achievements .