| Carpet America Recovery Effort | |
| Type: | Joint government-industry non-profit |
| Founded Date: | January 8, 2002 |
| Origins: | Memorandum of Understanding for Carpet Stewardship (MOU) |
| Area Served: | United States of America |
| Focus: | Carpet Recycling |
| Homepage: | http://www.carpetrecovery.org/ |
The Carpet America Recovery Effort or CARE is a joint industry-government non-profit organization whose mission is to develop market-based solutions for recovering value from discarded carpet. CARE was established on January 8, 2002 and their initial goals included a 10-year plan to increase the recycling and reuse of post-use carpet materials. CARE is led by voluntary partnerships and funded by its industry members.[1] The CARE reclamation network consists of CARE facilities around the United States that collect used carpet. Since its start in 2002, CARE has expanded its reclamation network from 5 to 58, and its members have diverted over one billion pounds of post-consumer carpet from landfills.[2] In 2012, CARE issued a report detailing the progress made towards these goals. Those involved in the carpet industry can become a CARE member by paying annual dues.