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6th Annual CARE Conference - May 5-7, 2008
Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) Innovations in Carpet Recycling Award

The EPA/CARE Award was established to recognize innovation as it relates to any aspect of carpet recycling. As a relatively new undertaking, innovation is extremely important to the advancement and success of the Carpet Recycling Industry. For this reason, the EPA and CARE have chosen to honor the organization, team or individual that has pursued and demonstrated innovative solutions or processes that have positively impacted carpet recycling. This award will be presented for the first time in May of 2008 at CARE’s 6th Annual Conference in Clearwater Beach, FL.

Innovations in Carpet Recycling Award Criteria
  1. Work must involve the recycle and/or reuse of post-consumer carpet
  2. Nominees may be organizations, teams or individuals
    1. Work must have been done within the United States
  3.  Post-consumer carpet used must be derived from the United States
  4. Concept must be demonstrated commercially within the previous 24 months
  5. Concept must be capable of substantial impact to landfill diversion of post-consumer carpet
  6. All products or processes which use PCC are eligible
Additional information
  • A panel of 5 judges will judge entries to include:
  •    • An EPA Representative
       • CARE’s Executive Director
       • An Entrepreneur from Carpet Recycling Network
       • A Carpet Industry Representative
  • Please submit nominations by March 3, 2008
  • Nominations should include the following:
  •    • Name, affiliation and contact information of nominating organization or
       individual
       • Name and contact information of nominee
       • Written nomination (3 page maximum) describing product or process in
       Microsoft Word
       • Pictures
       • Relevant Patents
       • Press Releases
  • All submitted material may be published. Please do not include personal or confidential information.

  • Submissions

    Deadline: March 3, 2008

    Nominations and supporting materials must be submitted electronically :

    Jeremy Stroop
    Operations Manager
    Carpet America Recovery Effort
    706-428-2127

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