Carpet America Recovery Effort

The Carpet America Recovery Effort or CARE is a joint industry-government non-profit organization whose mission is to develop market-based solutions for recovering value from discarded carpet. CARE was established on January 8, 2002 and their initial goals included a 10-year plan to increase the recycling and reuse of post-use carpet materials. CARE is led by voluntary partnerships and funded by its industry members.[1] The CARE reclamation network consists of CARE facilities around the United States that collect used carpet. Since its start in 2002, CARE has expanded its reclamation network from 5 to 58, and its members have diverted over one billion pounds of post-consumer carpet from landfills.[2] In 2012, CARE will issue a final report detailing the progress made towards these goals. Those involved in the carpet industry can become a CARE member by paying annual dues.

Carpet America Recovery Effort
FoundedJanuary 8, 2002
TypeJoint government-industry non-profit
FocusCarpet Recycling
OriginsMemorandum of Understanding for Carpet Stewardship (MOU)
Area served
United States of America
Websitehttp://www.carpetrecovery.org/

References
  1. Hurd, Frank (June 23, 2009). "CARE: Carpet America Recovery Effort" (PowerPoint). Carpet Recycling UK Conference. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
  2. Markarian, Jennifer (February 15, 2010). "Finding Uses for Recycled Carpet". Omnexus. Retrieved February 18, 2010.
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