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BACK TO YOU.

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>> IT'S ONE THING TO RECYCLE

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ALUMINUM CANS OR PAPER BUT WHAT

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ABOUT CARPETING?

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ILLINOIS' CONSIDERING A PROPOSAL

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TO FACILITATE THAT BUT THE

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EFFORT HAS WALL TO WALL

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COMPLICATIONS.

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AMANDA VINICKY JOINS US WITH

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MORE.

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>> AS SOMEBODY WHO SPENT

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COUNTLESS HOURS ON THE GORGEOUS

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BUT VERY HARD MARBLE FLOORS AT

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THE ILLINOIS STATE CAPITOL I

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APPRECIATE A NICE LUSH CARPET.

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BEYOND THAT AND I SUPPOSE

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ADMIRING A STYLISH FLOOR I HAVE

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NOT THOUGHT MUCH ABOUT WHAT

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CARPETS ARE MADE OF.

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MIKE GRADY THE LOBBIEST FOR

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PARTNERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL

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RESPONSIBILITY HE HAS.

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>> THEY ARE MADE OF PLASTIC.

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLYMERS.

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YOU HAVE YOUR ALL THE FINERS AND

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EVERYTHING ARE ULTIMATELY MADE

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OF PLASTIC.

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>> WHEN IT'S THE END OF THE ROAD

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FOR A RUG, 99% OF THE TIME THEY

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GO TO A LANDFILL.

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BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT

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WAY.

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COMPANIES HAVE DEVELOPED METHODS

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TO PROCESS OLD CARPETING

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GRINDING IT DOWN TO A PULP SO IT

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CAN BE RESTORED TO PLASTIC FEED

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STOCK.

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>> ANYTHING THAT IS MADE OF

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PLASTIC IS MADE OF PLASTIC FEED

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STOCK WHETHER IT'S YOUR

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DETERIENT OR DRINK YOUR BOTTLED

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WATER OR ANYTHING ELSE MADE OF

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PLASTIC INCLUDING THE SIDING ON

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YOUR HOUSE OR DECKING FOR THE

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BACK OF YOUR HOUSE.

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ALL OF THOSE THINGS CAN BE MADE

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FROM THE RECYCLED FEED STOCK

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THAT COMES FROM CARPET.

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>> ROBYN GABEL IS A RESPONSE

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TORE OF A --

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SPONSOR THAT WOULD ROLL OUT THE

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CARPET FOR THE COMPANIES TO COME

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ILLINOIS TO DO THAT RECYCLING

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WORK.

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AND HEARING SEVERAL SAID THEY

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WOULD COME TO ILLINOIS AND IN

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THE MEANWHILE MAKE GOOD USE OF

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VACANT WAREHOUSE SPACE AND

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CREATE A LOT OF JOBS IF ILLINOIS

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PASSES A MEASURE TO MAKE IT

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COMMERCIALLY FEASIBLE.

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SHE SAYS THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR

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THE ENVIRONMENT, TOO.

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>> THE GOAL OF THIS LAW IS

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AGGRESSIVE.

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IT IS TO ACHIEVE A CARPET

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RECYCLING RATE IN ILLINOIS OF

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25% BY THE END OF 2026.

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ACHIEVING THIS GOAL MEANS

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ILLINOIS WOULD REDUCE GREENHOUSE

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GAS EMISSIONS BY 146,560 METRIC

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TONS OF CARBON DIOXIDE

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EQUIVALENT EACH YEAR.

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>> CARPET STEWARDSHIP ACT CALLS

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FOR PRODUCERS TO FINANCE THIS

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RECYCLING PROGRAM.

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GRADY SAYS IT IS THE

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RESPONSIBILITY OF MANUFACTURERS

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AND WITH THEIR PAYING THE TAB HE

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SAYS CARPET RECYCLING WOULD COME

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AT NO COST AND NO EXTRA

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INCONVENIENCE TO CUSTOMERS.

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>> CARPET COMES TO YOUR HOUSE

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AND PUTS NEW FLOORING IN, PUTS

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NEW CARPET IN AND TAKES THE OLD

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CARPET AND PADDING OUT, NOTHING

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IS GOING TO CHANGE FOR THE

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CONSUMER.

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THE INSTALLER WILL TAKE IT TO

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THE SAME LANDFILL AND TRANSFER

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STATION AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY

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WERE TAKING IT BEFORE.

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NOW THOSE PLACES THAT THEY TOOK

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IT, WOULD BE REGISTERED AS

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COLLECTORS BY THE STATE AND THEY

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WOULD THEN MAKE DIVERT ON-SITE

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THE CARPET AWAY FROM THE REST OF

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THE GARBAGE THAT COMES IN.

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AND THEN THE RECYCLING PART

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WOULD COME AND HAUL THAT STUFF

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OFF TO BEGIN BREAKING IT DOWN.

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>> ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS

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ASSOCIATION C.E.O. MARK DENZLER

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SAYS APPLICANTS ARE TRYING TO

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PULL THE WOOL OVER CONSUMERS

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EYES.

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IF PRODUCERS COSTS RISE THAT

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WILL BE PASSED ON TO CUSTOMERS.

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>> THERE ARE NO TWO WAYS ABOUT

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IT NOTHING IS FREE IN THIS WORLD

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AS YOU KNOW.

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AND THIS IS A TIME WHERE WE'RE

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SEEING RECORD INFLATION AND

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INFLATION RISE AT 7.5%.

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THE HIGHEST SINCE 1982.

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WE THINK IT'S THE WRONG TIME TO

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IMPOSE NEW TAXES AND FEES ON

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CONSUMERS WHO WANT TO PUT CARPET

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IN THEIR HOMES.

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>> HE SAYS THE IMPACT ON

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LANDFILLS MAY NOT BE HUGE BUT IT

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COULD HAVE A VERY BIG IMPACT ON

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BOTH CONSUMERS THE COSTS AND

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ALSO ON JOBS THAT NEED TO BE

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PROTECTED.

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ILLINOIS DOESN'T ACTUALLY HAVE

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CARPET MANUFACTURERS BUT MARK

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DENZLER SAYS AN INDUSTRY OF

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CARPET DEALERS AND INSTALLERS

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WOULD FEEL THE PAIN IF CARPET

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SALES SLIDE.

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CALIFORNIA IMPLEMENTED A SIMILAR

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PROGRAM AND THE DATA FROM THERE

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SHOWS THAT PRICES WENT UP AND

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CARPET SALES DROPPED 30%.

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>> IT'S BEEN IN PLACE BY THINGS

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PRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED

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STATES THIS IS AN ANTI-AMERICAN

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MANUFACTURING BILL THAT IS GOING

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TO FORCE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO BUY

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CHEAPER PRODUCTS THAT ARE

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PRODUCED OVERSEAS AS OPPOSED TO

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CARPET PRODUCED IN THE UNITED

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STATES.

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YOU HAVE CARPET ACCOUNTS FOR

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LESS THAN 2% OF ALL LANDFILL IN

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THE UNITED STATES.

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BUT IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE AND

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HEAVY.

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>> AND HE SAYS THAT IF CARPET IS

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LEFT OUT AND GETS WET IT CANNOT

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BE REUSED.

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ALL ISSUES THAT MAKES CARPET

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RECYCLING COMPLICATED.

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HE SAYS THAT THERE IS --

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THAT IS AMONG THE REASONS THAT

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ILLINOIS ATTEMPTS TO INSTITUTE

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SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAVE STALLED

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IN THE RECENT PAST.

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ADVOCATES SAY THAT ILLINOIS IS

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POISED TO BE A LEADER IN THE

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MIDWEST AND THE SO-CALLED

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CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND THAT

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LEGISLATORS SHOULD BE PRIMED TO

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WELCOME NEW MANUFACTURING JOBS

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HEAVIER SUSPEND PROTECTING