Carpet And Underlay Recycling

Recycling wool rich carpet.

Carpet and underlay recycling.

Vancouver s only carpet and underlay recycling service. Flame retardant the recowool fibre blend does not melt easily and exceeds the british standard for underlay. Carpet and underlay that are in good condition can be reused. Dunlop underlay is manufactured from 90 recycled materials and is 100 recyclable.

The underlay in the room in question is a very good make apparently but judging by the carpet has been there for at least 20 years. The old carpet is clearly worn along certain paths and we re guessing even though it s harder to see it the underlay is similarly worn so we ve listened to the advice and are replacing it. In addition we run our own recycling program recycle by dunlop encouraging retailers to return their used underlay to us. This new raw material was going to landfill but anglo recycling developed a machine that recycles this into carpet underlay.

Here are some recycling procedures depending on their materials. The process is being used both for fitting. Fibers from wool rich carpets are great for insulation they are used in underlay and heat and sound insulation after recycled. Use a piece of the carpet as an anti frost windscreen cover.

If your unwanted carpet is no longer usable you will need to take it to the resource management centre michelle or hume or ask your carpet fitter to dispose of it on your behalf when they are installing new carpet. Up to 80 million lbs of used carpet and underlay are sent to metro vancouver s landfills each year. Our products have an array of technical attributes providing solutions that insulate protect and reduce noise using a low carbon footprint process. Dunlop carpet underlay meets the requirements set by the green building council of australia s green star program achieving maximum rating points for building interiors.

We manufacture over 150 products supplying many industries. What s more we manage our own recycling program recycle by dunlop encouraging retailers to return their used underlay to us. Fibres from wool rich carpets have excellent insulating properties making them perfect for use in underlay and both sound and heat insulation products. Dunlop underlay is committed to reducing our impact on the environment by helping to reduce landfill.

Carpet is not the easiest thing to recycle. Confronting carpet industry issues recowool is made from recycling carpet off cuts. A carpet underlay made entirely from 100 polypropylene virgin. Anglo recycling technology diverts textiles away from landfill.