UK Carpet Industry Seeks National Recycling Plan

London, England, Nov. 24, 2009--The carpet industry is developing a National Action Plan to help it improve the current 2% recycling rate for carpet in the UK.

Carpet Recycling UK - a trade association representing carpet manufacturers, retailers and recyclers - is leading the initiative because it claims that there are currently companies can't set up profitable recycling operations in the industry.

The proposed plan would be used to help divert the 350,000 tons of broadloom carpet waste currently being disposed of in the UK.

In July 2009, Carpet Recycling UK claimed that carpet recycling a "nascent industry" in the UK and would need to follow examples from America to improve

The organization is currently holding meetings with stakeholders from across the carpet supply chain, such as carpet producers, distributors and carpet recycling firms as well as government bodies, with a view to having a plan in place by
Carpet Recycling UK said it would like to develop a ‘one-stop shop' for floor recycling services, which would allow anyone wishing to dispose of flooring waste to contact a central point to arrange for it to be recycled or reused.