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Carpet trade targets 25% recycling rate

4th March 2010

The UK carpet industry is to challenge itself to reduce waste with a self-imposed 25% recycling target within three years.

The target is expected to form part of the National Action Plan, put together by Carpet Recycling UK, a trade body created to improve the sector's green credentials.

It is a collective of manufacturers and retailers, working in conjunction with existing trade associations and organisations affiliated to the waste reduction industry. The carpet trade currently recycles about 2% of the total carpet waste produced annually.