Are you recycling your old carpet?

Modern wall-to-wall carpet, typically made entirely of petrochemicals, packs a sizable carpet footprint. A few carpet companies, including Shaw Floors of Dalton, Georgia, are taking the lead in recycling used carpet and manufacturing certified cradle-to-cradle products for your home. At this point, there's a significant obstacle for consumers, though: recycling can cost from 5 to 25 cents a pound.

You can read more about this company and the state of the carpet recycling industry here.

You can find a local carpet recycling partner on this web site.