Congress to fund research investigating carpet as a fuel for cement kilns

The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) - the voluntary initiative of the carpet industry and government to reduce the amount of carpet burdening our nation's landfills - received a boost when Congress appropriated a $300,000 grant for the study of carpet as an alternative fuel source for cement kilns.

The appropriations bill was approved in Congress and recently signed by President George W. Bush. Representative Nathan Deal (R-GA) and Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) helped spearhead the project as did Representative Dave Hobson (R-OH), who serves as chairman of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee.