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Use of Recycled Post-Consumer Carpets as Building Materials
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-05-13)
In response to the need for developing and marketing products from post consumer carpets, we identified certain products as building and construction materials from the perspectives of designers (Architects and Engineers), ...
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE): An Update
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-05-12)
This presentation provides an update on CARE, including Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), overall progress, and committees and their activities. Efforts to support research, development, and commercialization will be ...
Current Status of Fiber Waste Recycling in Japan
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-05-12)
The total fiber consumption in Japan is 2,317,000 tons per year, and 2,076,000 tons of fiber waste is abandoned each year. This talk summarizes the consumption, generation, and recycling of fibrous waste in Japan. As the ...
Current Status of Carpet Waste Generation, Disposal and Diversion from Landfills
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-05-12)
Data was collected from carpet manufacturers and suppliers, reclaimable materials handlers and recyclers, and federal and local government agencies to quantify current material usage for carpet manufacturing, post-industrial ...