Donating Old Carpet

The best place to donate used linens is animal shelters.

Donating old carpet.

We are unable to do home pick ups. Habitat restores are home improvement stores that accept small and large donations of new or gently used furniture appliances housewares building materials and more. If your rug is too dirty torn or worn out for donation there are plenty of ways to get the most out of it by repurposing it. Care carpet america recovery effort is a nonprofit organization working to develop the infrastructure needed to recycle carpet efficiently across the u s.

If the carpet is still in good condition consider donating it to a non profit organization. Shelters use your linens for bed lining and to bathe animals. As long as it s clean and smells all right many charity organizations will take old carpets and rugs. Check out the carpet america recovery effort website where you can find a list of carpet reclamation sites.

Verify that old carpet to be recycled is free of tack. Old and un used linens hanging around are a staple in most homes. Donations should be clean and safe. The carpet america recovery effort or care is a non profit.

All of our stores take gently used items in good condition. Some companies will pick up your carpet but only if you live close to their facility. Your personal carpet dealer is a great place to start to find local solutions. To find a list of items we cannot accept please scroll to the next section.

Habitat restore staff and. Wash the linens and call ahead to see if your local shelter is accepting donations. So the only safe way of discarding carpet is to recycle it in some way and here are a few things you can do. If you have pets you can fold it up or cut it with a carpet knife to fit the size of your pet s crate for added comfort.

Another option is to donate them with your clothing donation. Fresh flooring updates your home but removing the old leaves you with a large pile of often smelly and stained carpeting and padding. Instead of adding the carpet to the landfill give it new purpose by recycling donating or selling it. Proceeds from the sales of these items help habitat s work in your community and around the world.

You can find all donation sites here. Many animal shelters and training facilities welcome pieces of old carpeting to.