Carpet Recycling in CA Saw Significant Progress in 2019

Carpet recycling in California saw significant progress in 2019, according to the just-released California Carpet Stewardship Program 2019 Annual Report. While California's overall materials recycling rate has been on the decline since 2014, the California carpet recycling rate is up 58% in the same period. In addition, CARE’s prompt and multi-faceted COVID-19 Action Plan has provided critical support to the industry as it faces the unprecedented pandemic-related economic and operational challenges of 2020.

According to the California Carpet Stewardship Program’s 2019 Annual Report: