Information About:
Carpet - Recycling
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Many types of carpet are now recyclable. The following locations accept carpeting for recycling at Bro-tex, Inc. Bro-Tex participates in the Carpet America Recovery Effort, (CARE) with the objective of diverting 40% of post-consumer carpet from landfills by 2012.
Preparations and requirements:
• Must be dry, no wet carpet or pad
• Maximum 6 feet for width of carpet in rolls
• Rolls tied with string or twine (no duct tape)
• Separated urethane foam padding accepted
• No rubber backed carpet or rubber pad
• No carpet tile or other rigid flooring
• No carpet scraps or trimmings
• No tack strips, nails, staples or knife blades
• No wet glue, debris, refuse, rocks or caked mud
• Minimal loose dirt
Carpet is also accepted at many municipal spring and fall recycling days. See our Residential Recycling Opportunities.page for more information on your municipality’s carpet recycling and disposal options.
Reuse
Give or get usable items on the web based listing services under the Reuse Section on the Links page.
Locations for: Carpet - Recycling
Anoka County staff obtained information for this resource by researching various directories, along with telephone verification. It is not an endorsement of the businesses listed, nor does it imply that the businesses are in compliance with applicable laws. Any omissions or inaccuracies are unintentional. For additional listings, we recommend the local telephone directory. ALWAYS CALL FIRST TO VERIFY INFORMATION BECAUSE POLICIES FREQUENTLY CHANGE.
This resource is intended for households only. The information does not pertain to wastes from businesses or organizations.
For more information about a location, including a list of all materials
accepted at the location, click on the name.
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| all locations | only municipal | only non-municipal |
| Name | Location & Contact Info |
| Bro-Tex, Inc | Address: 800 Hampden Ave, St Paul, MN 55114 Phone: 651-645-5721 Website: carpet.brotex.com/ |
| About this item and this location: A fee is charged. | |
| Coon Rapids Recycling Center | Address: 1831 111th Ave NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433 Phone: 763-767-6485 Website: www.ci.coon-rapids.mn.us |
| Read more about this location | |
| Green Lights Recycling, Inc | Address: 10040 Davenport St NE, Blaine, MN 55449 Phone: 763-785-0456 Email: wecare@glrnow.com Website: www.GLRnow.com |
| Hank's Specialties | Address: 2050 Old Hwy 8, New Brighton, MN 55112 Phone: 651-633-5020 Website: www.hanksspec.com |
| Municipal Drop-off Center(s) | |
| About this item and this location: Items accepted at Municipal Drop-off Centers differ by municipality. For a detailed list of items accepted, click on the link for your municipal recycling detail sheet under Residential Recycling Opportunities. | |
| Municipal Recycling Day(s) | |
| About this item and this location: Items accepted at Municipal Recycling Days differ by municipality. For a detailed list of items accepted, click on the link for your municipal recycling detail sheet under Residential Recycling Opportunities. | |