Paul Ashman on Carpet Recycling and its Future
November 17, 2004—Paul Ashman, President, Environmental Recovery & Consolidation Services discusses his Boston-based company, which collects and recycles carpet, how he entered the business and the barriers he has encountered in his 10 plus years in the business. Ashman talks about the need for development of finished products using post-consumer carpet as a raw material and the role of federal, state and local governments in the recycling process.