Discarded carpets take up a lot of space in landfills, or create a great deal of smoke when incinerated. Soon, however, it may be possible to recover high-grade polypropylene from synthetic carpets ...

A significant part of carpet waste consists of petroleum-based polypropylene. As a non-recyclable product, disposing of it has previously meant incineration or landfill. However, a new solvent is now ...

U.S.-based recycling specialist PureCycle Technologies LLC has completed a pilot project to recycle polypropylene carpet into ultra-pure recycled polypropylene (UPRP) resin, using its proprietary ...

Flooring products maker Victoria Plc said on Monday it would buy the rugs division along with UK polypropylene carpet and non-woven carpet businesses of Belgium's Balta Group NV for 138 million euros ...

Manchester-based Axion Consulting has undertaking “groundbreaking” trials to turn polypropylene carpets into plastic polymer that is suitable for reuse, in a move the firm claims could help stimulate ...

EnerPlastics LLC, the Dubai-based leading manufacturer of colourants for the synthetic polypropylene based carpets and upholstery industry, is increasing its production capacity by 50% to cater to ...