After five years of recycling more and more carpet before 2008, 2009 floor cover recovery numbers continued a dip below pre-recession levels. Recycling companies melt down industrial scraps and carpet removed from buildings to form plastic pellets in a process called compounding. The pellets are sold to plastics companies that use them to make products, primarily black, under-the-hood parts for cars.
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