Carpet Legislation

There is currently no federal legislation regulating the management of carpet at the end of life, but a number of states have passed and attempted to pass legislation.

Status:
Failed
Type:
Bill
Date:
January, 2012

SB 6341 creating jobs by increasing recycling of discarded carpet was introduced in January 2012, a substitute passed out of committee, but did not move forward. The bill would have required carpet producers...

Status:
Passed
Type:
Law
Date:
September, 2010

AB 2398, the carpet product stewardship bill, passed in 2010 and amends the California Public Resources Code (Chapter 20, Section 42970-42983). The law requires that carpet producers, collectively or individually, submit a...