If you recently removed carpeting from your home, you have a number of options to dispose of it. Bro-Tex, a textile recycling company in Saint Paul, gives you the opportunity to recycle your unwanted carpeting at a number of locations around the Twin Cities metropolitan area. To recycle your carpet with Bro-Tex, it must meet the following requirements:
- Carpet must be dry, clean, and debris-free
- Carpet and carpet padding must be separated
- Carpet must be rolled or bagged; rolls should be a maximum of six feet in width and should be tied with string or twine -- no duct tape.
Not accepted:
- rubber-backed, carpet tile or other rigid flooring
- carpet scraps or trimmings
- carpet with tack strips, nails or staples
This carpet will be recycled into new carpet, plastic parts such as drain pipes, acoustic matting or absorbant products for spills. The following businesses have a drop-off location for carpet and carpet padding to be recycled by Bro-Tex.
Drop-Off Locations
Bro-Tex, Inc.
840 Hampden Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55114
651-645-5721 ext 331
www.brotex.com/carpetrecycling
Drop-off container open 24/7
Fee: $10 per car or pickup truck load
Burnsville Sanitary Landfill
2650 W Cliff Rd
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-890-1100
www.wm.com
Mon-Fri: 7:00am - 4:30pm
Sat: 8:00am - noon
Call for fees.
Hank's Specialties (installers only)
1975 Seneca Rd Ste 300
Eagan MN 55122
651-452-7222
www.hanksspec.com/content/6/on-site-services
Mon-Fri: 7:30am - 4:30pm
Fee: $10 per load
If recycling is not an option, call your garbage hauler to schedule a pick-up for a one-time fee.
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