California Carpet Stewardship Assessment to Increase

Sacramento, Calif. - Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has announced an updated assessment fee of $0.35 per square yard on all carpet sold or shipped in California, effective January 1, 2019. The rate is an increase from the previous assessment of $0.25 per square yard, set in January 2017. The assessment is collected by the retailer from the consumer, and is then remitted to CARE by way of the carpet manufacturers.

The increase will be confirmed if the Program's 2018-2022 Plan is approved by CalRecycle, which administers the California Carpet Stewardship Program, at their October 16 public meeting.