Americans put about 5 billion pounds of carpet a year into landfills so stuffing it into the trash isn t the best alternative.
Throw carpet away.
Here are four great ways to keep your old rug out of the dump give.
Soften hard to remove glue with heat by pouring boiling water or steaming the area.
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Use your scraping tool to scrape away the softened glue.
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Carpet manufacturers who practice zero waste in their recycling process will also burn the carpet waste as a way of generating electricity.
Remove as much glue as you can with a razor scraper sparkling knife or 5 in 1 tool.
Tack strips are metal nails that line the perimeter of your walls to hold the carpet.
Prep before pulling up carpet.
Donating or selling carpet.
Before you start ripping up the carpet clear all furniture from the room.
Cut carpet into easy to handle.
How to dispose of old carpeting recycling carpet.
Recycling carpet into backing is a form of downcycling as the recycled product is in a degraded state from the original fiber.
Detach carpet from tack strips.
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