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CIWMB Publications

CIWMB has either printed or Web publications on this topic that you can find at either our publication search page or our main search page. However, not all of these publications apply to "waste prevention" in the most literal use of that term. CIWMB publications that do apply to waste prevention include:

• Carpet—An overview of carpet and carpet pad reuse and recycling practices and a list of facilities that accept used carpet.

Other Resources

Other Documents

• Carpet, Greenseal's Choose Green Report, December, 2001—How is carpet made, what are the affects on the environment and indoor air quality, and what happens to it when it is discarded or replaced?  Portable Document Format (PDF), 330 KB.

Web Sites

• Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)—A voluntary initiative of the carpet industry and government to prevent carpet from burdening landfills. CARE focuses on developing carpet reclamation and recycling methods.
• Greening Your Purchase of Carpet—From U.S. EPA.
• Greenseal Choose Green Report, Carpet—Portable Document Format (PDF), 330 KB.

Last updated: May 05, 2008