Carpet Recycling

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Carpet Recycling
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Outline

• About Us
• Recycling Materials
• Processing Overview
• Collection Program
• Our Markets
• Related Companies

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About Us

• Ricky Tejada General Manager of RM Brokerage
  since its inception in 2006
• Active member of the VA Recycling Association and
  CD Recycling Committee
• Annually, we currently recycle
• 13 million lbs of carpet
• 4.5 million lbs of carpet padding and
  
• 1.5 million lbs of ceiling tile per year.
• We collect on behalf of municipalities,
  manufacturers, builders, contractors, and
  individuals from Baltimore to southern Virginia.

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Primary Recycling Materials
broadloom carpet
carpet tile
carpet padding
ceiling tile
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Other Recycling Materials
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Processing carpet
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Processing ceiling tile and carpet padding

• CEILING TILE
• We accept any type of ceiling tile
• To be recyclable, it cant be painted have foil
  or insulated backing or be under asbestos
• CARPET PADDING
• We accept any type of carpet padding
• Polyurethane foam is recyclable, which is
  majority
• There are also rubber and fiber padding

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Processing ceiling tile and carpet padding
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Processing carpet

• BROADLOOM
• We accept any type of broadloom carpet
• Most is Nylon 6 and Nylon 66, which is all
  recyclable
• We also accept polypropylene and polyethylene
• TILE
• We accept any type of carpet tile
• PVC backed tile only recycled through Tandus
  Industries
• Ecoworx tile recycled through Shaw Industries
• Much is donated for re-use to non-profit
  organizations

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Collection Program
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Collection Program Drop Offs

• Material can be dropped off loose or in bundles
• Cost is lower
• Received from 8 am to 4 pm Monday to Friday

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Where It All Goes

• Carpet is made into new carpet and other plastic
  items
• Ceiling tile is made into new tile
• Padding is made into new padding
• These materials are increasingly exported for
  processing in other countries

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Markets

• Baltimore
• Washington, D.C.
• Richmond
• Virginia Beach
• Charlottesville
• Special Requests

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Getting Greener

• Most carpet manufacturers tout sustainability,
  but most dont take it back
• Buy only from those that do
• Focus on recyclability, not just recycled content

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Related Companies Power of Our Network
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THANK YOU!

• Contact Information
• Ricky Tejada
• 4604 Eisenhower Ave
• Alexandria, VA 22304
• T. 703-370-3638
• ricky_at_rmbrokerage.com

www.RMBrokerage.com