2023
CARE Announces 21st Annual Conference in Orlando, FL
2022
California Carpet Differential Assessment Will NOT Increase on January 1, 2023
California Carpet Differential Assessment to Increase on January 1, 2023
CARE Submits Next Five-Year California Carpet Stewardship Plan
California Q2 Results Are Strong, But Assessment Will Increase
California’s Carpet Recycling Program Surpasses Goals
Thomas Coates Named California Carpet Stewardship Program Director
Record California Carpet Recycling Rate Reached in Q1 2022
CA Program Meets and Exceeds Targets in 2021
CARE Names 2021 Recyclers and Persons of the Year
CARE Announces 20th Anniversary Conference May 3-4 in Minneapolis, MN
2021
One Billion Pounds of Old Carpet Collected in California
CARE Names Person & Recycler of the Year for 2019 and 2020
2020
CARE Releases 2019 Annual Report
Statement from CRI President Joe Yarbrough on Termination of Voluntary Product Stewardship Program
CARE Announces Pandemic Response Action Plan for California Carpet Recyclers
2019
“Carpet Recycling Comes of Age” at 18th Annual Conference in May 2020
CalRecycle Approves CARE Five-Year Plan
2018
Carpet Stewardship Five Year Plan Conditionally Approved by CalRecycle
CARE Awards $3.2 Million in Grants to Increase, Improve Carpet Recycling
California Carpet Stewardship Assessment to Increase on January 1, 2019
2017
CARE Names Jacy Bolden Director of California Carpet Stewardship Program
Carpet Industry Donates Carpet Tiles From TheMART Chicago Showrooms to Local Charities
2016
CARE Recognizes Aquafil USA as CARE Recycler of the Year; and Rocky Pounder and Robert Goldberg as CARE Persons of the Year – May 31, 2016
CARE’s California Carpet Stewardship Program Awards $2 million in Grants – May 25, 2016
CARE Launches California Council on Carpet Recycling – February 11, 2016
California Carpet Stewardship Assessment to Increase on April 1, 2016 – January 27, 2016
2015
CARE Announces Changes to California Carpet Stewardship Program – February 9, 2015
2014
Voluntary Product Stewardship Program Announced for Post-Consumer Carpet – December 15, 2014
CARE Releases 2013 Annual Report – July 24, 2014
CARE Names 2013 Person of the Year, Recycler of the Year – May 8, 2014
Brendan McSheehy Named CARE Chairman of the Board – May 7, 2014
2013
CARE Request for Proposal development of a new website (128 KB)
CARE Request for Proposal PET Project (382 KB)
2012
Peoples Named Executive Director of CARE – August 8, 2012
Carpet America Recovery Effort Honors Innovators at 10th Annual Conference – April 26, 2012
Carpet America Recovery Effort 2011 Annual Report Shows Diversion Comparable to 2010; Membership Up Nearly 20 Percent – April 26, 2012
CARE Seeking a Proven Leader to Serve as Executive Director (ED) – April 17, 2012
2011
Floor Daily: Empire Today Begins CaCBSrpet Recycling Program – September 12, 2011
Consumers Key to Success of New California Carpet Recycling Law – June 6, 2011
Annual CARE Award Winners Announced Los Angeles Fiber, Interface’s Eric Nelson Receive Honors – April 28, 2011
Carpet America Recovery Effort Announces New Board Members – April 28, 2011
Floor Daily: Carpet Recyclers Hits 100M Pound Mark – April 20, 2011
ReSource Commercial Flooring Network, LLC: 7 Million Pounds of Carpet Waste Diverted from Landfills in 2010 – April 18, 2011
Mustang Evolution: How Recycled Carpet Helped Create The 5.0 Mustang Valve Covers – April 12, 2011
The Ford Story: Recycled Carpet in Your Ford? You’ll Never Guess Where – April 11, 2011
Carpet Recycling UK Newsletter – March 2011
TalkFloor TV Interview with Recycler and Carpet Cushion Producers Ron Greitzer and Robert Reiss of L.A. Fibers and Reliance Carpet Cushion – February 23, 2011
Polymers Center of Excellence Winter Quarter e-Newsletter (655 KB) – Winter, 2011
AB 2398 California Carpet Stewardship Information from CalRecycle – February 9, 2011
CARE’s Annual Survey Webinar – January 18, 2011
Carpet Recycling UK Newsletter – January 2011
The Carpet Recyclers Partners With KKW Trucking – January 12, 2011
CARE Applauds Shaw Industries Investment in GeoHay – January 12, 2011
2010
2010 CARE Entrepreneur Meeting – October 27, 2010
Leigh Fibers Begins Converting Carpet Waste – October 19, 2010
California AB 2398, Carpet Stewardship Bill – October 1, 2010
Carpet America Recovery Effort’s Jeremy Stroop, Named in Georgia Trend Magazine’s 40 under 40 – October 1, 2010
CARE, Seattle Utilities Host Sustainable Purchasing Webinar – Groups Discussed Products Made from Post-Consumer Carpet – September 22, 2010
Recycled Carpet Helping Preserve the Beauty of National Parks – Park Service installs Innovative Erosion Control Product Made From Old Carpet – September 3, 2010
Enviramid™ Post Consumer Nylon UL Environment Certification – August 23, 2010
Defending a Coastline from Oil, Florida County Turns to Recycled Carpet – June 21, 2010
The Perfect Deck Board to Lanuch at the 2010 DeckExpo (64 KB) – June 18, 2010
King County: Agencies Outline Strategy to Expand Northwest Carpet Recycling Industry – June 10, 2010
CARE Newsletter, 9th Annual Conference Edition – May 2010
Annual CARE Award Winners Announced – April 26, 2010
Carpet America Recovery Effort Releases 2009 Annual Report – April 26, 2010
Starnet Worldwide and ReSource Commercial Flooring Receive CARE Awards – April 25, 2010
New Nycon, Inc. Changes Name to Nycon Corporation (362 KB) – April 1, 2010
Carpet Recycling UK March E-News – March 2010
Mohawk Partners with Polar Materials to Develop Industry First Filler Made From Recycled Carpet Waste – March 29, 2010
ReSource Members join CARE Aligned Dealer Program – March 1, 2010
Aquafil Gets Certification of Recycled Content – February 16, 2010
ReSource Commercial Flooring Network Members Divert More Than 6.8 Million Pounds of Carpet Waste from Landfill – February 10, 2010
Carpet Recycling UK Winter E-News – February 2010
Carpet America Recovery Effort Receives Environmental Business Award – January 22, 2010
Bellbridge Carpets Press Release; From Grass to Glass!, Another Bellbridge Environmental Story – January 2010
2009
Nyloboard, LLC Announces New CEO and VP of Operations – December 10, 2009
CARE Newsletter – December 2009
King County Linkup eNewsLink, Bringing Carpet Recycling Home: LinkUp and Seattle Public Utilities Partner to Increase Local Recycling Efforts – December 2009
Participation, Interest High at CARE 2009 Entrepreneurs’ Meeting – November 11, 2009
Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Elects Officers – October 27, 2009
Dalton State to Study CARE – October 2, 2009
Texas Carpet Recycling Wins 2009 Star Award – September 8, 2009
CARE Newsletter – July 2009
Starnet® Recognizes Environmental Achievement with National Award – June 12, 2009
Texan Floor Service First to Vacate Houston Landfill – May 20, 2009
Annual CARE Award Winners Announced – April 30, 2009
CARE Releases Annual Report – April 29, 2009
Sikorski Named Executive Director of CARE – April 7, 2009
Maine Enters Agreement With CARE – April 2, 2009
Universal Fibers® Wins “Bloom Award” for Most Sustainable Flooring – March 13, 2009
2008
NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA) Announces 2009 Grant Round – November 4, 2008
CARE Newsletter – November 2008
CARE Seeks Public Comment on 2007 Independent Assessment – May 13, 2008
Kruse Carpet Recycle, Shaw Industries Named CARE Recyclers of the Year DeLozier Honored As CARE Person of the Year – May 6, 2008
Carpet Recycling Process Wins World Global Energy Award Post Consumer Carpet Processing Technologies Saves Oil and Clears Landfills – April 1, 2008
Carpet Recycling UK – Carpet industry unites to grow carpet recycling in UK – March 31, 2008
Seeking Nominations – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Innovations in Carpet Recycling Award – January 18, 2008
2007
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – November 2007
Save the Date – 6th Annual CARE Conference – September 4, 2007
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – June 2007
KeLa Engineered Fuels – May 22, 2007
Carpet Cycle, InterFace Flor Named CARE Recyclers of the Year, Moot Honored As CARE Person of the Year, Annual Report Released – May 9, 2007
Milliken Donation Makes 2007 CARE Conference Carbon Neutral – May 8, 2007
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – How Not To Carpet Over The Countryside (1.13 MB)
5th Annual CARE Conference – 50 Days Until the Conference – March 19, 2007
Where Does Your Old Carpet Go? – Sergenian’s Goes Green With Wisconsin’s 1st Comprehensive Carpet Reclamation Program – February 2007
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – January 2007
Axsun Technologies’ Introduces Second Generation Material identification System – January 25, 2007
2006
StarNet/CARE Reclamation Program & Pfizer Inc. – November 22, 2006
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – October 2006
Greitzer Named California Resource Recovery Association’s 2006 Recycler of the Year – August 8, 2006
Senator Jeffords Introduces Legislation To Boost Recycling Tax Credits – July 25, 2006
CARE 5th Annual Conference Announced – May 7-10, 2007 – June 30, 2006
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – June 2006
Champion Polymer Recycling Named CARE Recycler of the Year, Greitzer Honored As CARE Person of the Year – May 3, 2006
Milliken CO2 Credit Donation Creates New Funding Stream for CARE – May 3, 2006
CARE Conference Offsets Pollution Caused by Event – May 1, 2006
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – February 2006 – February 28, 2006
StarNet/CARE Partnership Recognizes Pfizer for their Environmental Leadership – January 17, 2006
2005
CARE and Tricycle Team Up to Reduce Carpet to Landfills – November 9, 2005
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – October 2005 – October 13, 2005
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – June 2005 – June 10, 2005
Wellman Named CARE Recycler of the Year, Ashman Honored As CARE Person of the Year – May 11, 2005
CARE Releases Third Annual Report As Conference Opens 108.2, Million Pounds of Post-Consumer Carpet Diverted in 2004 – May 9, 2005
CARE Quarterly Newsletter – March 2005 – March 17, 2005
2004
CARE Launches Quarterly Newsletter – September 10, 2004
Blue Ridge Recycling Receives National Carpet Industry Grant (PDF 16.52 MB) – Summer 2004
Antron® and INVISTA Reclamation Program Continue Commitment to Sustainability – June 2, 2004
CARE Announces Grant Winners, Total of $103,250 Awarded for 2004 Cycle – May 3, 2004
CARE Names Nylon Board Manufacturing Recycler of the Year, Minnesota Company a Leader in Carpet Recycling – April 30, 2004
CRI Endorses Green Chemistry Act of 2004 – March 17, 2004
CARE Website Wins Environmentally Friendly Website Award – March 10, 2004
CARE Announces Availability of Grants for Carpet Recovery – January 27, 2004
CARE to Host Its Second Annual Conference, Paul Hawken to Be Featured Speaker – January 16, 2004
CRI Names New Sustainability Director, Peoples Will Also Serve As Executive Director of CARE – January 15, 2004
2003
Congress to Fund Research Investigating Carpet as a Fuel for Cement Kilns – December 9, 2003
CARE Announces First Grant Winners – April 24, 2003
CARE Releases Report at First Annual Meeting – April 24, 2003
CARE Names Los Angeles Fiber Co. Recycler of the Year – April 23, 2003
CARE to Host Its First Annual Conference – March 20, 2003
CARE Announces Availability of Grants for Carpet Recovery – January 21, 2003
Solutia Expands ‘Partners for Renewal’ Program By Welcoming Nylon Board Manufacturing – January 16, 2003
2002
Solutia Welcomes LA Fibers to ‘Partners for Renewal’ Program – June 11, 2002
Recycling program launched for BASF’s nylon upholstery yarns – June 10, 2002
Solutia and Nyloboard LLC Announce A Strategic Partnership – May 30, 2002
The Carpet Industry Celebrates Earth Day – April 22, 2002
CARE Launches Website – April 3, 2002
Government and Industry Voluntarily Unite to Increase Recycling and Reduce Carpet Waste – January 8, 2002