Carpet - Carpet padding - Hard flooring

California was the first state to require a statewide carpet recycling program designed and implemented by carpet manufacturers with CalRecycle oversight. Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) is the manufacturers’ stewardship organization that implements the program. See CARE drop-off locations throughout California.

CARE registered locations can recover 90-100% of the material for recycling. Post-consumer carpet can be recycled into fiber or plastic pellets, which can be used to make a broad range of products. To browse currently available products made with post-consumer recycled carpet, visit CarpetRecovery.org/Products.

Is your carpet ready for recycling?
Step 1: Keep it dry.
Step 2: Keep it debris free - remove tack strips, nails, trash, and dirt.
Step 3: Prepare the carpet: cut carpet into manageable sections; separate carpet from pad; roll carpet; roll, stack or fold the carpet pad; for carpet tiles: stack, wrap with plastic, and strap for transport.
Step 4: Recycle carpet and carpet pad at local CARE locations.
* If your used flooring material can't be reused or recycled through CARE, it should be disposed of as garbage.

Related topics:

See Bulky Item Pickup for pick up by your residential hauling company of small amounts of residential carpet.
See County Refuse Disposal Sites for dropping off carpet, padding, and other flooring as garbage; regular refuse/garbage rates apply.
See Furniture foam