The Art of Design Issue 59 2022 | Page 83

Join Carpet Recycling UK to help make the UK carpet sector more sustainable !

With the help of Carpet Recycling UK , our members and wider network diverted 330,000 tonnes of waste carpet and textile flooring from landfill in 2020 , approximately 70 % of the total textile flooring waste arising in the UK . How can you help to increase this ?

C A R P E T W A S T E

Carpet Recycling UK is a not-for-profit membership association set up in 2008 . We are an association of 120 member companies from across the carpet supply chain . We respond and advise on best practice for reuse and recycling of commercial textile flooring waste . We provide support and advice throughout the supply chain to include flooring manufacturers , contractors , retailers etc . Members are encouraged to demonstrate their progress by entering our awards . Textile flooring includes broadloom carpet , carpet tiles and planks , rugs and underlay . We engage with the supply chain to identify and introduce and promote Circular Economy initiatives We assess companies ’ waste to find the most feasible and best recycling options . We demonstrate and promote sustainability in design for recycling . Surplus , offcut and used textile flooring can be reused or recycled , contact us ! Talk to us at our events – join our network !
Contact Carpet Recycling UK
MOVING CARPETS FROM WASTE TO RESOURCE
Carpet Recycling UK is a not for profit organisation funded by companies across the supply chain to develop more sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions for carpet waste . Our ability to network with our members and non-members helps to provide you with the most feasible solutions to send your waste up the waste hierarchy and prevent waste being sent to landfill . Please visit our website for more information . www . carpetrecyclinguk . com
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Thank you to our Core Funders
Find out more about becoming a member : Carpet Recycling UK | + 44 ( 0 ) 161 440 8325 | www . carpetrecyclinguk . com