CARE Requests Assessment Increase to Go Into Effect February 2025
Dalton, GA, October 23, 2024-Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has made an urgent request to CalRecycle to approve an increase in the carpet differential assessment to go into effect on February 1, 2025. This is necessary to meet the new reserve requirement by the end of 2025 as set by CalRecycle.
CARE will alert all stakeholders if/when the assessment increase is approved by CalRecycle; retailers are encouraged to begin preparing now.
California carpet legislation requires CARE to implement a differential assessment on each square yard of carpet that reflects its cost burden to recycle. The assessment funds the subsidies for collection, processing and recycling of carpet and carpet tile, along with technical assistance, drop-off site support and education/outreach. This increase is necessary to ensure this continued support of the carpet recycling industry in California.
The assessments are based on two factors:
* Broadloom vs. carpet tile. All broadloom (residential and commercial) will be treated the same.
* Post-Consumer Content. The law requires recognition of carpet products containing post-consumer (PC) content. This requirement is reflected in the proposed assessment being reduced by 9 cents/square yard for any product-broadloom or carpet tile-that has 10% or more certified PC content.
Carpet mills are responsible for advising retailers on which products qualify in terms of post-consumer content. Compliance with the carpet assessment is compulsory under California law.