Carpet Recycling

"A key challenge is finding more suitable outlets capable of recycling carpet waste"

Too much of carpet waste still ends up in landfill or incineration. Legislators as well as non-profit organisations try to find more sustainable solutions for waste carpet and textile flooring material. In our interview Adnan Zeb Khan from Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) talks about the challenges and possible solutions of carpet recycling.

Mar 8, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes

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• #plastic waste

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  Is wood recycling the answer to the timber shortage?

  Wood Recycling is going strong

  The demand for wood is reaching new heights. But there is an ever-decreasing supply of the raw material. Wood recycling is therefore...

  Aug 15, 2022

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  • #bulky waste

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  Ash Recycling

  Cement, materials, waste and ashes: an effort to reduce CO2 emissions

  Is it possible to replace Portland cement clinker with special waste, mineral materials and ashes to reduce the CO2 production? Researchers...

  Jul 14, 2022

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  C&D Waste

  Construction and Demolition Waste: A bulky challenge

  Construction and demolition waste poses a special challenge for recyclers. It comprises a lot of different tough materials and it is...

  May 20, 2022

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  • #bulky waste

• Construction and Demolition Waste

  STADLER sees rise in demand for CDW sorting machinery

  In spite of the high volumes of generated CDW, its recycling rates vary enormously in different countries around the world. But the...

  May 17, 2022

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  • #collection and handling

• Waste Sorting

  STADLER and ZenRobotics build EU's most advanced Materials Recovery Facility

  STADLER and ZenRobotics have built the pioneering new sorting plant with Remeo Oy, a Finnish company specializing in environmental...

  Feb 15, 2022

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  • #business news

• Vinyl Recycling

  Recofloor reaches major 6,000-tonne milestone

  6,000 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring has been collected through Recofloor since the scheme was founded in 2009 by leading flooring...

  Feb 11, 2022

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  • #collection and handling
  • #construction materials

• Scrap Recycling

  PMC offers bespoke solution for treating contaminated steel scrap

  A Dutch company has developed an innovative way to convert asbestos and Chrome-6 contaminated steel into a high-value product.

  Aug 18, 2021

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  • #collection and handling