Related Keywords: Acquafil Carpet Recycling, an astonishing four billion pounds of carpet, Aquafil plans to invest USD10 million, back into raw material, capacity to collect and treat, discarded in landfills each year, Econyl Regeneration System, open its first U.S. carpet recycling facility, thirty five million pounds of carpet per year, U.S.
In the U.S., an astonishing 4 billion pounds of carpet is discarded in landfills which is equivalent of 6,060 humpback whales each year. Aquafil plans to invest around $10 million to open its first U.S. carpet recycling facility in Phoenix, Ariz., offering a long-awaited solution to this persistent source of waste.
Acquafil Carpet Recycling (ACR #1) once operational in 2018, will have the capacity to collect and treat 35 million pounds of carpet per year, making a sizeable dent in the waste stream.
