Carpet Differential Assessment Plan to Take Effect in California
Differential assessments will be charged on all carpet sold in California starting April 1, 2022, in accordance with new legislation (California AB 729). The law requires CARE, as the carpet stewardship organization for the state, to implement a differential assessment on each square yard of carpet sold that reflects its cost burden to recycle.
CARE’s proposed differential assessment plan, which CalRecycle has conditionally approved, is based on two factors: carpet materials, as in broadloom vs. tile, and percent of post-consumer (PC) content, as in greater than or equal to 10 percent post-consumer content, and less than 10 percent post-consumer content. The new assessments (see below) replace the current assessment of 35 cents per square yard for all carpet types.