Sean Ragiel – Founder & President CarpetCycle, LLC

Commercial vs. Residential Broadloom Carpet vs. Carpet Tile Estimated : ~3.5 Billion lbs of post-consumer

carpet annually disposed in USA landfills Landfill diversion rate = ~15% (in 2015) Recycling Rate = ~5% (in 2015) Polymer Types: Nylon, Polyester, Polypropylene

Residential Broadloom ◦ 60% Nylon ◦ 20% PET ◦ 15% Polypropylene

Commercial Broadloom ◦ 95% Nylon ◦ 5% PP and other

Carpet Tiles ◦ 65% PVC backed

◦ closed loop recycled

◦ 15% Thermoplastic Polyolefin ◦ closed loop recycled

◦ 20% Other, Urethane Cushion ◦ Donated or WTE

Donation Carpet Tile to Carpet Tile Carpet Yarn to Recycled Content Yarn Engineered Resins ◦ Injected Mold Parts ◦ Auto-Industry

Plastic Lumber Energy from Waste (WTE) Displaces coal to fuel cement product

Current Tech is ‘NIR” ◦ Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy

Handheld Units ◦ Expensive & Fragile

CARE & CRI Joint Committee formed to solve this issue

Standardized ‘Backstamping’ implemented in 2017

Plastic Lumber: Mostly PP Residue www.carpet-rug.org

Recycling Service is “Cost Neutral” with respect to traditional demolition and landfill

Pre-permit removal of carpet & ACT Labor and trucking equal Added handling cost offset by landfill savings Synergy with carpet and ceiling removal VCT and gyp board recycling in development

Decreasing extraction of raw ‘virgin’ materials

Utilizing recycled materials

Manufacturing safe & healthy products

Keeping in mind “End Life Cycle”

Manufactured with post-consumer recycled materials ◦ Recycled carpet and clothing

fibers Health & Safety ◦ No VOCs & Class A Fire rated

Quality Performance ◦ Maximum sound absorption