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Carpet Industry Unveils Voluntary Recycling, Diversion Program

2014-12-22 06:06:54| Waste Age

The carpet industry has instituted a voluntary product stewardship (VPS) program to divert and recycle carpet, a policy that the Product Stewardship Institute Inc. (PSI) opposes as a move to avoid extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation. read more

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Does using diversion rates lead to inflated numbers?

2014-09-09 17:21:05| Waste Age

Definitely Sometimes, but it's still a valuable benchmark We need national, standardized criteria for recycling/diversion rates Diversion rates have become a joke

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Charlotte, Mecklenburg County Increase Diversion, but Recycling Flat Since 1999

2014-08-15 15:56:00| Waste Age

North Carolinas Charlotte and Mecklenburg County has decreased the amount of waste it is sending to landfills, but recycling per person has not increased significantly since 1999, according to the regions first sustainability report. read more

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Carpet Diversion Grows, Recycling Slips in 2013 Study

2014-08-14 15:33:00| Waste Age

Carpet diverted from landfills increased to 14 percent in 2013 from 10 percent in 2012, but carpet actually recycled fell to 5 percent from 8 percent, according to an annual study by a leading carpet recycling and diversion organization. read more

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