CARE Awards Five Micro-Grants

Dalton, GA, August 22, 2017-Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)'s California Carpet Stewardship Program has awarded grants of $10,000 each to five companies for its Cycle 1M Micro-Grants for Collections/Reuse Programs pilot.

Funds were awarded for infrastructure projects and/or purchase of equipment that supports the operational logistics of properly collecting and/or reusing California post-consumer carpet (PCC) under a new or established program. Projects must be completed by the end of 2017, and are expected to support over 15 million net new pounds of collection annually.

Grantees include:

* A-1 Planet Recycling, Chula Vista: to purchase four 40-yard roll-off containers for San Diego localized collection at retail sites

* CLEAR, Lincoln: to purchase 20 sea containers for Sacramento localized collection at small and medium retailers

* Green Waste Recovery, San Jose: to purchase a MicroPHAZIR gun to identify PCC types more rapidly and increase throughput into the facility

* Napa Recycling and Waste Services: to purchase a rain/weather cover to increase PCC diversion by 30%

* Zanker Recycling, San Jose: to purchase a rain/weather cover and cement pad at the Florin Perkins site in Sacramento to increase PCC diversion by about 33%

To learn more, visit the CARE Grants webpage.