CRI Announces Extension of VPS Program into 2019

Dalton, GA, June 7, 2018-The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) is extending the Voluntary Product Stewardship (VPS) program into 2019.

The VPS program was created in 2014 and inaugurated in 2015 as a voluntary, nationwide program, to support the carpet sorting network for diverting post-consumer carpet from landfills.

“We are delighted with the continuation of this vitally important program. We have some exciting developments underway to help secure new processes and market opportunities within our recycler community. The success and well-being of the CARE CSEs is important to this industry,” said Dr. Robert Peoples, CARE's executive director.

VPS was designed to accept all applicable post-consumer carpet, regardless of polymer type or primary materials or construction along with providing financial assistance to qualified sorters who divert post-consumer carpet.

The program is available across the United States, except for states or municipalities that have Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation or other regulations for post-consumer carpet. CARE will continue to be the administrator of the VPS program.

The CRI’s board of directors approved the VPS extension during Q2 2018 and the industry is hopeful for the VPS program and its impact on the post-consumer carpet recycling marketplace.