Come prepared with knowledge of your current waste and recycling contracts if you want help in finding sustainable solutions to your carpet and textile flooring waste streams’ is the message from Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK), which will be exhibiting on Stand A45 at the Flooring Show in Harrogate from 17-19 September.
Adnan Zeb-Khan, CRUK Scheme Manager, said: “Understanding the impact of carpet and textile flooring waste on your business operations helps us to progress conversations that can assist you in finding more sustainable outlets for surplus waste materials such as commercial broadloom carpet, carpet tiles and underlay.”
Through its 17 core members, 136-strong membership and wider network, CRUK continues to build on collaborative momentum and act to reduce textile flooring waste and resource usage ahead of any potential changes to UK waste policy and legislation such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
The independent, not-for-profit trade association is urging manufacturers, contractors, retail flooring companies and recyclers to engage with its network to collaborate in putting sustainable processes in place that minimise waste, save on costs and keep resources in the supply chain longer. The aim is to consider reuse and recycling at the design stages and produce products for the circular economy and to implement processes to retrieve them for recycling.
With 80% engagement from the carpet and textile flooring sector, CRUK works with the whole supply chain to develop viable solutions for carpet and other textile flooring waste, such as carpet tiles, event carpets, rugs and underlay.
Adnan added: “At the Harrogate Flooring Show, come prepared with knowledge and information of your waste streams and costs so that we can advise you on the best environmentally sustainable solution. We look forward to welcoming you on our stand and explaining how CRUK can help you and be an integral part of your business going forward.”
