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Carpet Recycling UK is grateful for the presentations provided by speakers at the following events:
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- Carpet Recycling UK – Iintroduction to Ecobuild seminar (.pdf 1Mb)
- Upcycling carpet fibres into construction products – Nick Stillwell – Protomax (.pdf 1Mb)
- Carpet in construction products – Stephen O’Leary – Tilon (.pdf 831Kb)
- Sustaining a green design culture – Jason Holmes – Forbo Flooring (.pdf 518Kb)
- Recycling Nylon Fibres – Luca Bertamini – Aquafil (.pdf 15Mb)
- Design with recycled Content – Kate Burnett – Milliken(.pdf 1Mb)
- Reuse in Construction – Malcolm Waddell – WRAP (.pdf 878Kb)
- Carpet tile reuse – Steve Bell – Scout Enterprises (.pdf 481Kb)
‘Divert your carpet waste from landfill’ Third Annual Conference Papers, 5th-6th July 2011
- Conference Agenda>> Download PDF file (1.61Mb)
Tuesday 5th July – Presentations
- Carpet Recycling from a Collector PerspectiveFrank Hurd, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort)>> Download PDF file (6Mb)
- The Cradle to cradle Concept at DessoRudi Daelmans, Director of Sustainability, Desso>> Download PDF file (4.44Mb)
- Recycling and Emerging End Markets: Up-cycling Used Carpet – Natural and Synthetic FibresNick Stilwell, MD, Protomax Plastics Ltd>> Download PDF file (40.3Kb)
- Diverting Carpet Waste from LandfillSimon Macaulay, Anglo Recycling Technology Limited>> Download PDF file (1Mb)
- Experiences with Using Carpet Waste as RDFPeter Van Verseveld, Waste to Energy bv>> Download PDF file (2Mb)
- Synthetic Fiber Recycling – Using the Example of PP and PA MaterialsUwe Bonten, NGR GmbH>> Download PDF file (2Mb)
- The Use of Hand Held Instrumentation to Identify Carpet TypesSheelagh Halsey, Portable Analyser Technical Support Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific>> Download PDF file (468Kb)
- Developing Libraries to Identify Carpets in the UKSheelagh Halsey, Portable Analyser Technical Support Specialist, Thermo Fisher Scientific>> Download PDF file (642Kb)
- Tile Reuse OpportunitiesEllen Petts, MD, Cleanstream Carpets>> Download PDF file (39.4Kb)
- Trials: Growing Benefits of Wool-Rich Carpet ShredPhilip Putwain, Ecological Restoration Consultants and Liverpool University>> Download PDF file (4Mb)
- Waste Legislation Compliance – Avoiding the PitfallsVicki Cooper, 360 Environmental>> Download PDF file (2Mb)
- Business support: “Support To Grow A Recycling Business”Neill Gatley, Recycling Industry Specialist, AEA (WRAP)>> Download PDF file (1.52Mb)
- Driving the Uptake of Carpet Recycling in the UKLaurance Bird, Chairman, Carpet Recycling UK>> Download PDF file (1.15Mb)
Wednesday 6th July – Presentations
- Annual Report and VisionJane Gardner, Carpet Recycling UK>> Download PDF file (2.62Mb)
- The Latest in US Carpet RecyclingFrank Hurd, Chairman of the Board of Directors, CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort)>> Download PDF file (2.22Mb)
- Design for RecyclabilityLeigh Holloway, Director, Eco3>> Download PDF file (1.16Mb)
- Start Recycling by Producing CarpetsThijs de Wolf, Propex Fabrics GmbH>> Download PDF file (210Kb)
- Switchable adhesives for carpet tiles: a breakthrough in sustainable flooringDr Peter Shuttleworth, Researcher, York University>> Download PDF file (2.74Mb)
- Vorwerk’s Sustainability ProgrammeIan Hammond, UK Director, Vorwerk Teppichwerke>> Download PDF file (3.44Mb)
- Vorwerk Sustainability Programme: ECO BALANCE>> Download PDF file (42.6Kb)
- Carpet Recycling and Waste RegulationMike Smith, Waste Recovery Team Leader, Environment Agency>> Download PDF file (401Kb)
- Moving Towards a Zero Waste EconomyNicola Leeds, Head of Waste Prevention & Responsibility Deals, DEFRA>> Download PDF file (395Kb)
- Rudi Daelmans – Desso: Cradle to Cradle (.pdf 3Mb)
- Jason Holmes – Forbo: Developing a Culture of Green Design (.pdf 98Mb)
- Harwinder Bhamra – Bhamra Assciates: Sustainability Benchmarks (.pdf 1Mb)
- David Smith – Avid: The Eco Maze (.pdf 1Mb)
- Dr Phil Putwain – Ecological Restoration Consultants & Liverpool University: Growing Benefits of Wool Rich Carpet Shred.pdf (.pdf 2Mb)
- Simon Macaulay – Anglo Recycling Technology Ltd: Diverting Carpet Waste from Landfill (.pdf 1Mb)
- Laurance Bird – Carpet Recycling UK: Capturing Value from Carpet Materials (.pdf 744Kb)
North West Network Meeting, Warrington – November 2010
- Recovery Options for Carpet Waste in the Northwest – Jane Gardner, Carpet Recycling UK (.pdf 1.24Mb)
- Carpet Recycling Technology 23 11 10 – Jonathan Quinn, Stopwaste (.pdf 573Kb)
- Carpet Recycling UK 23 11 10 – Paul Gibbs, 4Recycling.pdf (.pdf 825Kb)
- The Waste Exchange – Chris Naylon, The Waste Exchange .pdf (.pdf 7.44Mb)
’25% by 2015 – The Carpet Recycling Challenge’ Second Annual Conference Papers, 6th July 2010
- Welcome & Opening Remarks.pdfLaurence Bird, Chairman, Carpet Recycling UK>> Download PDF file (87Kb)
- Can the Carpet Industry Survive without RecyclingEd Blamey, Clear Thinking Sustainability Consultancy Ltd>> Download PDF file (365Kb)
- Carpet Recycling in the UK: Overview and ObjectivesJane Gardner, Carpet Recycling UK>> Download PDF file (1Mb)
- 25% by 2015 – How to make it happenRoger Morton, Axion Recycling>> Download PDF file (555Kb)
- Wool Rich Carpets or Rich Wool CarpetDave Clissold, Brintons Limited>> Download PDF file (81Kb)
- From Sympathy to SolutionEd Ferguson, Spruce Carpets>> Download PDF file (1Mb)
- Polypropylene Recovery of Post-industrial CarpetPolypropylene Recovery of Post-industrial CarpetAndy Mail, Axion Consulting>> Download PPTX file (1Mb)
- Sustainable Carpet Standards – Kate Burnett – Milliken (.pdf 615Kb)
- Flooring Action Plan Presentation – Stuart Blofeld – BRE (.ppt 3Mb)
- Global Trends in Carpet Backing – Bill McWhirter (.pdf 168Kb)
- PP Recovery Presentation – Jane Gardner – Axion Consulting 03.03.10 (.ppt 2Mb)
- Making Carpet Recycling Happen – Ecobuild 03.03.10 (.pdf 990Kb)
- Brintons Wool-rich Carpet Presentation – Ecobuild 03.03.110 (.ppt 219Kb)
‘Carpet Recycling: Gathering Momentum’ First Annual Conference Papers, 23rd June 2009
- ‘Carpet Recycling: Gathering Momentum’: Opening RemarksLaurence Bird, Director, Carpet Recycling UK>> Download PDF file (2.06Mb)
- Carpet Recycling in the USA: Past, Present and FutureFrank Hurd, Chairman, Carpet America Recovery Effort>> Download PPT file (6.04Mb)
- Carpet Recycling in the UKKate Chappell, Director, Carpet Recycling UK>> Download PDF file (2.87Mb)
- Recycling Residential CarpetPaul Tracey, Director, Shredding Services>> Download PDF file (510Kb)
- Commercial Flooring Collection Logistics: Lessons Learnt from the Vinyl Flooring Collection SchemeJane Gardner, Project Manager, Axion Consulting>> Download PDF file (16Mb)
- Reuse: the Value Chain PropositionMark Wilson, Sales Manager, InterfaceFLOR>> Download PDF file (4.59Mb)
- Land Applications for Wool-Rich CarpetPaul Gibbs, Head of Consultancy, 4Recycling Ltd>> Download PDF file (6.50Mb)
- Energy from Waste for End of Life CarpetsSteve Patterson, Divisional Director, Credential Environmental>> Download PDF file (3.33Mb)
- Bitumen-backed Carpet Tiles for Roadstone ProductsPhil Sutton, Managing Director, Econpro>> Download PDF file – Part 1 (192Kb) >> Download PDF file – Part 2 (4.92Mb)
- Technology Horizon ScanRon Simonetti, CEO, Modular Carpet RecyclingFrank Levy, PCC Processing Technology LLC>> Download PDF file (804Kb) – (Ron Simonetti)>> Download PDF file (12.8Mb) – (Sergio Dell’Orco)
- Panel Discussion: Investment and Support for Carpet RecyclingKatherine Adams, Principal Consultant, BRE>> Download PDF file (2.09Mb)
- Carpet Recycling UK in 2009/10>> Download PDF file (2.15Mb)
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