Eco-$mart
888-329-2705
Customer Service
9/6/11 @ 10:16 am
Matt Ross
How are the carpets made?
By machine from materials obtained around the world. The Recycled PET Carpet is made like typical nylon carpet from anywhere else.
Where do you get the materials from?
Sea Grass and Wool come from various areas, but mainly New Zealand. The Recycled PET Carpet gets it's products from GA and is also made there. The PET Carpet is sold basically everywhere carpet is sold, you just have to ask for it. The other materials are shipped in from over seas.
Do you ship out of state?
Yes, we do. We pass a lot of our products off to other companies.
How much does it cost for the various carpets?
PET is about $1.50 to $2.50 a square foot. Bio-floor and Wool is $4 to $5 a square foot. Sea Grass is $2.50 to $3 a square foot.
How much do you sell of the carpets yearly?
Little carpet is sold because the main focus of Eco-$mart is commerical lighting, solar water heating, bamboo cabinets, and more.
Which carpet type sells best?
That would be the PET Carpet because of the cost. It's the cheapest of the materials.
Are there any negatives to the carpet?
Yes, carpet doesn't help with the indoor air quality, and that is why we try to recommend customers to buy the hard surfaces for their flooring needs.
Would I be able to get some samples?
No, because we sell so little of the products that we only produce them when needed. Go and look at local carpet places to get PET and Wool carpet samples.
Infiltrator Systems
859-556-0786
9/6/11 @ 10:26 am
Ron Brochu, Vice President of Manufacturing
What does Infiltrator Systems do?
Infiltrator Systems is a company that manufactures drainage chambers for septic and storm water management.
Can residents drop off their carpet for you to use?
We actually only take carpet from consolidators around the US. These consolidators include companies that take carpet away from the customers and gives it to Infiltrator Systems. And alot of the time we get carpets from manufacturers like Mohawk. The carpet we use is ones with polypropylene fibers.
How much do you pay for the old carpet?
We pay just a little bit, maybe 5 to 10 cents a pound.
What do you do with the recycled carpet?
We use the carpet as a whole. We don't take it apart into the individual pieces, instead we grind it all up and melt it down in pelts that can used as additives in the chambers we manufacturer. It's only used as an additive because the melted down carpet isn't strong enough by itself.
Would I be able to get some samples of the pelts?
Yes, email me and I can get you some information and get you a 2 pound bag of pelts for samples.
Additional Information:
Infiltrator Systems is the parent company to Champion Polymer Recycling. They buy 150 tons of plastic resin everyday to supply to Infiltrator Systems. Champion used polyprolene (carpet), polyethylene, and other materials from industries like automotive (structural foam crates, thermoform materials, car interiors, material handling systems/containers, plastic pallets, and TPO-painted and unpainted), building materials, beverage and bottling (bread trays/bun racks, dairy crates, and plastic cartons), food processing (chicken coops and plastic used in meat and poultry processing), grocery/bakery (bread trays/bun racks, dairy crates, and plastic cartons), and distribution centers (collapsible totes and large plastic containers).
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