Donate Old Carpet

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Donate old carpet.

Carpet that is still in good condition may be donated to a program such as habitat for humanity. When getting new carpet put in your house ask your dealer installer for references on recycling the old carpet. Remember to cut the carpet into smaller pieces as you go to make it easier to move and. In the meantime find a carpet recycling facility near you with our recycle center locator.

How do you pull up carpet. General carpet carpet pad ceiling panels cardboard drywall lighting glass hazardous waste paint insulation. Once the carpet is free pull the carpet up by hand. If you will be installing new carpet consider buying it from a company like flor which makes carpeting out of renewable and recyclable materials.

Find recycling guides for other materials frequent carpet recycling questions. Many animal shelters and training facilities welcome pieces of old carpeting to use. You may no longer find the carpet appealing but someone else may think it s perfect. The list has many various types recyclables as well as where you can recycle each type of product.

Plus we will recycle and donate whatever we can whenever possible. To tear up your old carpet pull the carpet free from the tack strip connected it to the wall with pliers. Another option is to sell or donate the old carpet if it s in good usable condition. Search by location or type of product.

Care unites a national network of recyclers that turn old carpet into raw materials for new products like composite lumber and carpet padding. As long as it s clean and smells all right many charity organizations will take old carpets and rugs.