What to Do with Old Carpet

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Each week, we answer your questions by tapping our network of experts in companies, nonprofits, government agencies, and consultancies.

We have old carpet that we are replacing. Is there any way we can prevent it from ending up in the landfill?

According to Seshadri Ramachandran, reclamation business manager for DuPont Flooring Systems, your business can make use of the nationwide DuPont Flooring Systems network, which removes and collects postconsumer carpet and then ships it to a DuPont recycling center. When commercial carpet is removed and replaced, the old carpet is guaranteed not to end up in a landfill regardless of the carpet manufacturer, type of fiber or how it is constructed.

DuPont continues to develop new products from postconsumer carpet and continuously works with customers to develop outlets for post consumer carpets. At the DuPont recycling center in Calhoun, Ga., the fiber content and quality are identified and carpets are sorted according to their recycling value. Carpets may be processed into reusable materials for such items as:

• DuPont Ecosoft Carpet Cushion
• Automobile parts
• Sod reinforcement
• Filtration pipes
• Carpet backing
• Flooring tiles

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