Reclamation and Landfill Diversion Program
Continuing our heritage of over a century of environmental stewardship, and our “No Carpet to Landfill Pledge”, established in
2002, Milliken is pleased to offer a variety of programs to support carpet reclamation and landfill diversion. To receive a quote,
complete the form and email us the finalized application. In addition to the application, a physical sample of the carpet being
removed will be required. Please see below for the address where the sample will need to be sent. We’ll contact you within
one business day of receipt of the application. If you have any questions, you may email us at millikencarpet@milliken.com or
call our customer concierge service at 1.877.432.6360.
Why is it Good?
Diverting carpet from landfill is good for the environment, good for the economy and good for humanity. For every 250,000
yards of carpet that is diverted from landfill, we are saving over 5,500 cubic yards of landfill space, over 11 billion btu of
energy, 3.4 million gallons of water and is creating two jobs*. Diverting carpet from landfill is consistent with the cost of hiring
and filling a 30 yard dumpster to dispose of your carpet.
When you divert carpet from landfill with Milliken, you can be assured that we will follow the Carpet America Recovery Effort
(CARE) guidelines and issue a weight certificate at the end of your project
*Source: CARE Environmental Calculator 2012.
Services Offered:
Trailer Drop off- Long Term
Instead of renting dumpsters and disposing of your carpet into the landfill, call us to have one of our partners provide
you with a trailer. The trailer will be dropped at the jobsite for loading and will hold between 4,000 and 5,000 yards of
carpet, which would fill about three, 30-yard dumpsters. The trailer will arrive and remain at the job site until all
carpet is placed on trailer and ready to be taken away. The carpet must meet the receiving requirements found at the
end of this document. If receiving requirements are not followed the client may be responsible for the costs associated
with repairing the issue.
Live Load – Short Term
Our partners will be able to provide pick up services for your smaller carpet jobs. The trailer will come to the job site,
pick up the carpet and leave all within the same day. If the job takes more than a single day, additional charges will
apply. There will be an hourly labor charge added to your invoice if the partner’s staff must load the carpet. All carpet
must meet the receiving requirements found at the end of this document. If receiving requirements are not followed the
client may be responsible for the costs associated with repairing the issue.
Specification writing
Let us help you write a CSI Format specification that includes alternatives to disposal.
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CSI Short Form Specification (Word Document)
CSI Long Form Specification (Word Document)
What happens to my carpet?
There are different avenues the carpet can take to prevent it from going to landfill. Some of the alternatives include but not
limited to Waste to Energy, Relcaim, Recycled into new carpet, Down cycled into other products and donated to non-profit
organizations. Our partners will work closely with area vendors to determine the most economical and feasible way to prevent
the carpet from landfill based on face fiber, backing type and carpet conditions. Actual method of landfill prevention will not
be known until the quote process is complete.
How is Payment Handled?
The carpet will be handled in the most economical and feasible way to keep it out of a landfill based on project location, face
fiber and backing type. Items that will affect the cost of landfill prevent include but not limited to amount of carpet, location
of nearest landfill prevention site, cost of landfill diversion and type of carpet and backing. Payment arrangements must be
agreed upon prior to service appointment. Upon payment of the invoice, we will send you an Environmental Stewardship
Certificate with the weight and final location of the reclaimed carpet.
Sample Requirement:
A physical sample of carpet that will be removed is required to ensure our partners knows exactly what type of carpeting and
backing they will be removing so they can determine the most economical and feasible way to keep the carpet out of a landfile.
Please send roughly an 8” x 8” sample or samples of all carpet being removed to
Doug Chezem
1712 Minters Chapel
Grapevine TX, 76051
Accessing and emailing Quote Request:
Click here to access Quote Request form. (PDF link)
Once you fill out the form, save it as a .pdf on your computer. Create an e-mail to millikencarpet@milliken.com and attach the
.pdf with the subject line “Milliken Carpet Reclamation and Landfill Diversion Program”. Once you send the e-mail, you will
hear back from Milliken within one business day of recipe of the application. There are automatic links to save the .pdf and to
send the e-mail on the Quote Request form.