Exhibiting on Stand A45 at the 2022 Flooring Show, Carpet Recycling UK (CRUK) is inviting the sector to build on collaborative momentum and act to reduce textile flooring waste and resource usage ahead of any potential changes to UK legislation such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
The not-for-profit association is urging manufacturers, 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.
Adnan Zeb-Khan, CRUK Scheme Manager said: “Over the past year, we’ve recognised clear interest from the manufacturing sector in collaborating with our 119-strong network with a view to preparing for a potential future policy change where an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme could be a reality.
“While carpet and textile flooring are not on the immediate EPR agenda for Government policy makers, we are encouraging companies to be ahead of the curve and work with together with a shared interest to make potential EPR policies relevant and as fair as possible. We have the opportunity to help shape any forthcoming schemes and perhaps even develop our own code of practice policies to reduce any impact on the sector going forward.”
Textile flooring producers, distributors, contractors and retailers are invited to CRUK’s stand next to long-standing core funder Cormar Carpets where they can discuss latest outlets and what to consider in relation to logistics, for all types of surplus and used flooring to help reduce waste and save money.
Adnan added: “For more than a decade we have helped the UK manufacturing and recycling sector to find innovative market-based solutions to moving textile flooring waste up the waste hierarchy. With new technological and recycling developments motivating us to do even more, come and see us on our stand to discuss your requirements.”
