Week 11: Pile yard height and weight and CARE providers
The Face Weight of carpet is talking about the weight in ounces per square yard. The weight can tell you how durable the carpet is, and you can come up with measurements of the carpet. The measurements are not always precise though because face weight does not take into consideration the height of the carpet. When buying carpet you should choose a carpet with at least 35 ounces in face weight.
The pile yard height is the length of the carpet fibers from their end tips to the point where they reach the carpet backing. The pile height adds to the density of the carpet. Carpet density refers to how close the fibers are tufted together in the back of the carpet.
Cut and loop carpet was very popular in the 1970s and the style is created by combining looped fibers and cut ones. This kind of carpet provides nice texture and visual interest. Multi-level loop carpet has a dimensional appearance because of the different heights of loops. Using a multi-level loop carpet in a house can help blend rooms together and it is also easy to clean.
CARE is carpet America recovery effort that addresses recycling used carpets and use them for something else. CARE's mission statement is, "The mission of CARE is to advance market-based solutions that increase landfill diversion and recycling of post-consumer carpet, encourage design for recyclability and meet meaningful goals as approved by the CARE Board of Directors." (https://carpetrecovery.org/about-care/). They focus on sustainable efforts and resource conservation. CARE has many facilities all around America, for people to get involved in. Local providers: DC Foam Recycle INC. is located in Chicago and RepurposedMaterials in Kankakee, IL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6a6NFgKk6k
This link shows a great video of carpet reclamation from the company Sergenian which can be found in Madison, Wisconsin.
Resources:
https://www.carpetcaptain.com/carpet-buying-guide/carpet-construction/
https://www.thespruce.com/carpet-density-2908841
https://www.thespruce.com/cut-and-loop-carpet-styles-2908884
https://quality-carpets.com/2020/11/23/pros-and-cons-of-multi-level-loop-carpet/
https://carpetrecovery.org/about-care/
Good post. Thank you for sharing the resources regarding carpet recovery- what a great way to help take care of our environment!
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