Newman
Member
Is this only in Illinois or is the rest of the country this out of hand?
CARPET STEWARDSHIP ACT SB0345
CARPET STEWARDSHIP ACT SB0345
CARPET STEWARDSHIP ACT SB0345, Really? Yup.
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hogjowl
Idiot™
How about starting with plastic grocery bags first.
FredC
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The Great Oz
Member
Will the LVT, Pergo and Barcalounger acts follow?
At least this legislation is better than the way Seattle tried to handle carpet a decade ago:
A group of City bureaucrats barged into a floor covering association meeting and announced that carpet could not longer be thrown in the garbage and must be recycled. They took no questions and left.
Since there were no recycling options, the City funded two companies to handle carpet recycling. One went out of business as soon as the giant warehouse they rented was packed full. The other stopped accepting carpet when the City cut their funding.
Carpet goes in garbage again.
At least this legislation is better than the way Seattle tried to handle carpet a decade ago:
A group of City bureaucrats barged into a floor covering association meeting and announced that carpet could not longer be thrown in the garbage and must be recycled. They took no questions and left.
Since there were no recycling options, the City funded two companies to handle carpet recycling. One went out of business as soon as the giant warehouse they rented was packed full. The other stopped accepting carpet when the City cut their funding.
Carpet goes in garbage again.
I like how it bellows out black smoke when you burn it.
I think this act is focusing on the manufacturing of carpet on the recycling of the wasted materials. Mohawk just put a video out about their latest and greatest facility and how it recycles the wasted material. It makes sense why they coincidently put out a video about that
How This Shenandoah Valley Manufacturing Facility Fosters Sustainability for Future Generations | Mohawk Group
Every step of the production process in the thirty-six-acre Mohawk Group Living Site facility has been carefully designed to conserve resources, minimize its footprint, and give back to the surrounding community as a part of our company-wide commitment to making a positive impact on our world...
blog.mohawkgroup.com
AdamDumphy
Member
Maybe wool carpet will be the future. Last longer when kept up with. And if it needed to be tossed they could just take off the primary backing and the wool could be reused or would break down over time and be less harmful to the environment. But wool is way more expensive and peta would say its animal cruelty to take sheep's hide...
Cleanworks
Moderator
You don't take the sheep's Hyde, just shear the the wool.
Hack Attack
Member
you still got them?
ours disappeared 12-18 months or so ago
Brian H
Member
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FB7777
Guest
Screw recycling....
Mikey posts pictures of his ATV travels in Canyons and all I see is a missed opportunity for a massive landfill
Mikey posts pictures of his ATV travels in Canyons and all I see is a missed opportunity for a massive landfill
hogjowl
Idiot™
You’re trying a bit too hard
I laugh at the people walking dogs in my area and use those grocery bags to pick up their dog's SHIT. That is the one's who know you're watching and do it. The nextdoor app has a post about people complaining about all of the DOG SHIT on the walking trails.
Bending over and picking up a DOG'S SHIT should humiliate you enough not to own a dog in the first place.
I cringe when I go into a store and see people bringing their dog in with them. Some will put them in the grocery cart. I am part of the CANCEL CULTURE against dog's in public.
Bending over and picking up a DOG'S SHIT should humiliate you enough not to own a dog in the first place.
I cringe when I go into a store and see people bringing their dog in with them. Some will put them in the grocery cart. I am part of the CANCEL CULTURE against dog's in public.
Brian H
Member
I am a dog owner and I totally agree with that statement. Dogs do not belong in stores with the exception of a pet store or maybe Home Depot. Never in a grocery store or restaurant.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Men don’t belong in a grocery store
Its a civic duty........ get it... duty.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Stupid jokes make me miss Stephen
JeffC
Member
This an interesting subject that I’ve been doing some research on lately. It’s hard to get hard numbers off the Internet but it looks like somewhere between 4-5 billion pounds of carpet go into landfills every year. A lot of plastic bottles are recycled into carpet especially polyester, but only a small percentage is recycled from carpet, as the process is time consuming and expensive. My point of the research is if people would just have it regularly maintained with cleaning and regular vacuuming, etc., they could extend its life and keep it out of the landfills for a few more years. That would make more sense to me.
Mikey P
Administrator
Great point.
Carpet can get to the "uncleanable" state in a low income/ low awareness home rather quickly
hogjowl
Idiot™
From an ecological standpoint, the only thing that makes sense is wood and stone floors.
Cleanworks
Moderator
Except when end up in the landfill as well.
hogjowl
Idiot™
What’s wrong with wood in a landfill?
Numero Uno
Member
Talking about recycling .
Noticed all the mj dispensary's here sell weed in plastic containers.
But only one takes them back for recycling.
Them green folks are kinda selective ain't they...
Noticed all the mj dispensary's here sell weed in plastic containers.
But only one takes them back for recycling.
Them green folks are kinda selective ain't they...
Cleanworks
Moderator
Because it's not always wood. It has also been treated with toxic chemicals, which is why they don't accept it at incinerators.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Laminate
Cleanworks
Moderator
Laminate, engineered, real wood all have various treatments applied.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Yeah, I can see that
