Carpet Recycling

January 2012 | 18 pages | ID: CAC5A418F33EN
Textiles Intelligence Ltd

Abstracts

Carpet recycling is set to increase significantly in Europe as companies take steps to comply with recycling, reuse and recovery targets for 2020 which are specified in the EU's Waste Framework Directive. Landfill bans coupled with a requirement to sort materials are seen as the best solutions in terms of resource efficiency gains and minimising the impact on climate change. Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) - a not-for-profit association which was set up in 2008 to address the challenges of recycling floorcoverings - plans to divert 25% of carpet waste to landfill by 2015. The report assesses the objectives and achievements of CRUK, and analyses developments in environmentally-friendly processes and products aimed at reducing the amount of carpet waste which goes to landfill from several leading companies, namely Aquafil, Desso, Filature Miroglio, Forbo Flooring Systems, Greenback Recycling, Penthouse Carpets, Protomax and Sellers.

Contents

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

Addressing the challenges: Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK)
Aims and objectives
Achievements
Objectives

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: FIBREBAK PILE REMOVAL PROCESS FROM SELLERS

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: DESSO COMMITS TO CRADLE TO CRADLE MANUFACTURING

Desso AirMaster
Desso Take Back Programme
Polyamide, polyester and polypropylene recycling schemes
Refinity separation technique
EcoBase: a backing designed for disassembly

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: ECONYL PROCESS FROM AQUAFIL

The Econyl process

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: NEWLIFE FROM FILATURE MIROGLIO

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: P2 FROM PROTOMAX

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: CARPET SHRED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS FROM GREENBACK RECYCLING

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: PENTHOUSE CARPETS TURNS WASTE INTO ECOFELT UNDERLAY

RECOVERING AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES: CARPET TILE BACKINGS FROM WASTE FROM FORBO FLOORING SYSTEMS

RECYCLING OF PLASTICS AND BIOPOLYMERS

Mechanical recycling
Energy recovery through incineration
Landfill
Biopolymers: scope for biodegrading or composting?

CONCLUSION