DuPont: Chemical Recycling of Old Carpets
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Factfile: Company name: Chemical Recycling of Old Carpets
Location: Calhoun, Georgia, US Products: DuPont make a huge array of different products ranging from adhesives, industrial chemicals, paint and insecticides, to plastics and carpets. Sustainable change: Carpet that would normally have gone to landfill or incinerators, is chemically recycled, allowing remanufacture without loss of quality. Waste material from processing is also made into fuel pellets. Effect: Reduces both the burden on petrochemical feedstocks and the amount of carpet waste going to landfill. |
Old carpets can be recycled instead of being put into landfill |
