About Us > Our Achievements

Our achievements to date:

• Increased landfill diversion rate of waste carpet from 2% to 10% in 2 years.
• Helped to divert 137,020 tonnes  of carpet waste from landfill to recycling or energy recovery. This is equivalent to 8472 football pitches.
• Expanded our specialist carpet re-use, recycling and energy recovery outlets from 6 to 24.
• Accessed external public funding of £120,000 to research high-value opportunities for material recovery.
• Increased membership to 63 companies across the carpet value chain and in waste recovery – with core funding coming from 11 UK carpet manufacturer companies and a market leading distributor.
• Lobbying of government agencies such as DEFRA and WRAP increasing awareness of the voluntary producer responsibility position being taken by the carpet industry.
• Provided a lead role on carpets within the Flooring Resource Efficiency Plan funded by WRAP and BRE Trust.