Pulling the rug out from under waste. (The Beat).To help keep the 2.5 million tons of carpet discarded dis·card v. dis·card·ed, dis·card·ing, dis·cards v.tr. 1. To throw away; reject. 2. a. To throw out (a playing card) from one's hand. b. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. each year out of landfills and waste incinerators, the National Carpet Recycling Agreement was signed on 8 January 2002 by stakeholders Stakeholders All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. from industry, government, and environmental groups. The agreement seeks to increase carpet recycling from the current 4% to 40% by 2012, and encourages manufacturer responsibility for reducing the environmental impacts of carpet from its point of sale to disposal. Most carpet components are reusable re·use tr.v. re·used, re·us·ing, re·us·es To use again, especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing. re·us , thanks to new chemical recycling processes. The carpet industry has established the Carpet America Recovery Effort to help oversee collection programs and assess progress made toward the goals of the agreement. |
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