California Carpet Recycling Meeting Planned

Dalton, GA, Feb. 10, 2011 -- An informal carpet rulemaking workshop and stewardship stakeholder meeting will be held on Feb. 22 at the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) in Sacramento, Calif., according to a press release.

The event will consist of two parts. CalRecycle staff will first conduct an informal workshop for the rulemaking. The goal of the  workshop will be to receive comments on the draft documents prior to the formal rulemaking process.

The workshop will be followed by a stakeholder consultation in the afternoon conducted by Carpet America Recovery Effort, which is implementing the carpet stewardship law.

The goal of the afternoon session will be to explain the roles and responsibilities of CARE, and to seek input and guidance from stakeholders on the required elements of the Carpet Stewardship Plan.