Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0013-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Recovered Materials Advisory Notice; Notice of Data Availability
Posted Date: 2003-07-16T04:00Z

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Doc.
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Filed
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013;
SWH
 
FRL
 
7527
 
9]

Recovered
Materials
Advisory
Notice
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice
of
data
availability.

SUMMARY:
On
August
28,
2001,
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA
or
the
Agency)
proposed
to
designate
nylon
carpet
in
its
Comprehensive
Procurement
Guideline
IV
(
CPG
IV).
On
that
same
day,
EPA
issued
a
Draft
Recovered
Materials
Advisory
Notice
IV
(
RMAN
IV)
for
nylon
carpet.
The
RMAN
provides
guidance
to
procuring
agencies
for
purchasing
items
designated
in
the
CPG.
Specifically,
Table
C
 
4
of
the
draft
RMAN
IV
contained
recommended
recovered
materials
content
ranges
for
use
by
procurement
officials
when
buying
nylon
carpet
containing
recovered
materials
and/
or
nylon
carpet
with
backing
made
from
recovered
materials.
Today's
action
announces
the
availability
of
information
submitted
both
during
and
after
the
close
of
the
public
comment
period
for
the
draft
RMAN
IV
for
nylon
carpet,
provides
a
summary
of
the
revisions
EPA
is
considering
making
to
the
draft
RMAN
for
nylon
carpet
as
a
result
of
comments
received,
and
requests
comments
both
on
the
information
submitted
and
on
the
revisions
being
considered
for
the
RMAN
on
nylon
carpet.
EPA
will
consider
information
and
data
submitted
in
response
to
this
notice
when
issuing
the
final
RMAN
recommendations
for
nylon
carpet.
EPA
notes
that
in
the
August
28,
2001
rulemaking
notice,
10
other
items
were
proposed
for
designation
in
the
CPG.
The
agency
is
currently
reviewing
comments
received
on
those
proposed
designations
and
will
be
issuing
a
separate
rulemaking
notice
for
those
items
in
the
near
future.
DATES:
EPA
will
accept
public
comments
on
this
Notice
of
Data
Availability
until
September
2,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
B
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact
the
RCRA
Call
Center
at
(
800)
424
 
9346
or
TDD
(
800)
553
 
7672
(
hearing
impaired).
In
the
Washington,
DC
metropolitan
area,
call
(
703)
412
 
9810
or
TDD
(
703)
412
 
3323.
For
technical
information
pertaining
to
this
notice,
contact
Sue
Nogas
at
(
703)
308
 
0199.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
This
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?
1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
the
materials
discussed
in
this
notice
under
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
RCRA
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
(
EPA/
DC)
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
Public
Reading
Room
is
(
202)
566
 
1744,
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
RCRA
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
0270.
Copies
cost
$.
15
per
page.
2.
Electronic
Access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
A.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
Docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

B.
How
and
To
Whom
Do
I
Submit
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
will
consider
late
comments
if
time
permits.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
below,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
e­
mail
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
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comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
and
cannot
contact
you
for
clarification,
EPA
may
not
be
able
to
consider
your
comment.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
To
access
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page,
select
``
Information
Sources,''
``
Dockets,''
and
``
EPA
Dockets.''
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
electronic
mail
(
e­
mail)
to
rcradocket
epa.
gov,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
email
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
Docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
e­
mail
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
Mail.
Send
an
original
version
of
your
comments
to:
RCRA
Docket,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
5305T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013.
3.
By
Hand
Delivery
or
Courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013.
Such
deliveries
are
only
accepted
during
the
Docket's
normal
hours
of
operation
as
identified
in
Unit
I.
A.
1.

C.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
to
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Send
or
deliver
information
identified
as
CBI
only
to
the
following
address:
Document
Control
Officer
(
5305T),
Office
of
Solid
Waste,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
Attention
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA
 
2003
 
0013.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
person
identified
in
the
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT
section.

D.
What
Should
I
Consider
as
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?
You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
1.
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
2.
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
3.
Provide
any
technical
information
and/
or
data
you
used
that
support
your
views.
4.
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
your
estimate.
5.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternatives.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
comment
period
deadline
identified.
8.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
identification
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
response.
It
would
also
be
helpful
if
you
provided
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation
related
to
your
comments.

II.
What
Is
the
Subject
of
Today's
Action?

EPA
is
requesting
comments
on
the
information
submitted
in
response
to
the
draft
RMAN
for
nylon
carpet
and
is
also
requesting
comments
on
the
revisions
EPA
is
considering
making
to
the
RMAN
as
a
result
of
public
comments.
Section
V,
below,
shows
what
revisions
the
agency
is
considering
for
the
final
RMAN
for
nylon
carpet.
Section
VI
requests
comments
on
these
revisions
and
other
issues
raised
in
response
to
the
draft
RMAN.

III.
What
Did
EPA
Recommend
for
Nylon
Carpet
in
the
Draft
RMAN
IV?

In
Table
C
 
4
of
the
draft
RMAN
IV,
EPA
recommended
separate
recovered
materials
content
ranges
for
nylon
carpet
face
fiber
and
nylon
carpet
backing
(
66
FR
45301,
August
28,
2001).
These
recommendations
are
reproduced
below.
Although
the
draft
RMAN
IV
contained
recommendations
for
polyester
carpet,
today's
action
only
pertains
to
the
nylon
carpet
recommendations
made
in
the
draft
RMAN
IV.
EPA
received
no
comment
on
the
draft
RMAN
for
polyester
carpet.
Therefore
the
draft
recommendations
for
polyester
carpet
will
be
addressed
in
the
final
RMAN
IV.

TABLE
C
 
4.
 
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
POLYESTER
CARPET
AND
RECOMMENDED
RECOVERED
MATERIALS
CONTENT
LEVELS
FOR
NYLON
CARPET
FACING
AND
NYLON
CARPET
BACKING
Product
Material
Postconsumer
content
(%)
Total
recovered
materials
content
(%)

Polyester
carpet
face
fiber
.............................................................................
PET
.............................................
25
 
100
25
 
100
Nylon
carpet
face
fiber
..................................................................................
Old
carpets
..................................
1
 
100
25
 
100
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TABLE
C
 
4.
 
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
POLYESTER
CARPET
AND
RECOMMENDED
RECOVERED
MATERIALS
CONTENT
LEVELS
FOR
NYLON
CARPET
FACING
AND
NYLON
CARPET
BACKING
 
Continued
Product
Material
Postconsumer
content
(%)
Total
recovered
materials
content
(%)

Nylon
carpet
backing
.....................................................................................
Vinyl
.............................................
35
 
70
100
Notes:
EPA's
recommendations
do
not
preclude
a
procuring
agency
from
purchasing
carpet
made
from
other
materials
such
as
acrylic
or
wool.
They
simply
require
that
procuring
agencies,
when
purchasing
nylon
carpet,
purchase
it
with
recovered
materials
in
either
the
fiber
facing
or
the
backing,
or
both,
when
it
meets
applicable
specifications
and
performance
requirements
and
when
purchasing
polyester
carpet,
purchase
it
with
recovered
materials
in
the
fiber
facing
when
it
meets
applicable
specifications
and
performance
requirements.
The
nylon
carpet
recommendations
would
also
include
``
renewed''
nylon
carpet,
which
is
cleaned,
retextured,
recolored,
or
otherwise
reused
to
produce
a
new
nylon
carpet
product.

IV.
What
Comments
Did
EPA
Receive
on
the
Proposed
CPG
IV
and
the
Draft
RMAN
for
Nylon
Carpet?

EPA
received
a
number
of
comments
on
its
proposed
comprehensive
procurement
guideline
for
nylon
carpet
and
its
recovered
materials
content
recommendations
for
nylon
carpet
face
fiber
and
nylon
carpet
backing
contained
in
the
draft
RMAN
IV
published
on
August
28,
2001
(
66
FR
45297).
Many
commenters
generally
supported
the
designation
of
nylon
carpet
in
the
federal
procurement
guideline
program
and
were
generally
supportive
of
EPA's
recycled­
content
recommendations.
However,
some
commenters
recommended
that
EPA
not
designate
nylon
carpet
at
all,
while
others
suggested
that
EPA
not
include
traditional
broadloom
carpet
in
the
guideline.
Several
commenters
provided
new
information
that
suggested
an
alternative
approach:
that
EPA
should
provide
RMAN
recommendations
for
the
different
types
of
nylon
carpet
(
e.
g.,
broadloom
vs.
tiles
or
modular,
and
traditional
broadloom
vs.
performance
broadloom)
and
designate
and/
or
provide
recovered
materials
content
recommendations
for
the
entire
nylon
carpet
product
rather
than
issue
separate
recommendations
for
the
fiber
face
and
backing.
Eight
commenters
raised
concern
over
the
availability
of
recovered
nylon
for
producing
face
fiber
for
nylon
carpet,
stating
that
the
closure
of
the
Evergreen
nylon
recycling
facility
would
seriously
impact
the
availability
of
recovered
nylon
face
fiber.
One
commenter
stated
that
closing
of
the
Evergreen
facility
left
no
practical
options
for
incorporating
postconsumer
nylon
into
new
nylon
carpet
face
fiber
and
that
the
remaining
sources
of
recovered
material
feedstock
for
nylon
carpet
are
post­
industrial
in
nature
and
are
not
enough
to
satisfy
EPA's
criteria
for
designating
a
product.
Commenters
pointed
out
that
using
recycled
content
in
traditional
broadloom
would
be
of
particular
concern
since
traditional
broadloom
carpet
does
not
have
a
structured
backing
that
could
easily
incorporate
recycled
content
and,
therefore,
most
of
the
recycled
content
would
have
to
be
in
the
fiber
face.
Three
commenters
disagreed
with
this
point
of
view
and
stated
that
the
closure
of
the
Evergreen
facility
should
not
prevent
EPA
from
going
forward
with
its
designation
because
other
fiber
manufacturers
have
the
ability
to
produce
recovered
content
fiber
with
reasonable
postconsumer
levels.
Some
commenters
questioned
whether
EPA
should
include
recycledcontent
recommendations
at
all
for
traditional
broadloom
carpets,
and
one
set
of
comments
from
members
of
the
carpet
industry
questioned
whether
EPA
should
designate
nylon
carpet
or
issue
recycled­
content
recommendations
as
part
of
the
federal
CPG
program.
These
commenters
claim
that
focusing
on
recycled
content
in
nylon
carpet
could
be
inconsistent
with
the
broader
product
stewardship
goals
established
in
industry
environmental
programs
such
as
the
Carpet
America
Recovery
Effort
(
CARE)
and
could
also
divert
scarce
resources
from
such
programs.
The
concerns
from
these
commenters
are
that
a
postconsumer
content
requirement
would
foster
the
use
of
heavy
weight
backing
products
with
postconsumer
material
as
a
filler
and
that,
when
broader
issues
of
energy,
emissions
and
other
resources
are
taken
into
consideration,
recycled
content
carpets
are
not
always
environmentally
preferred
over
non­
recycled
content
carpets.
Another
commenter
stated
that
the
development
of
an
end
of
life
recovery
infrastructure
has
to
precede
the
broad
availability
of
postconsumer
recycled
materials
for
manufacturing.
One
commenter
believes
EPA
improperly
restricted
nylon
backing
products
to
those
made
from
PVC
or
vinyl.
The
commenter
believes
that
the
recovered
material
used
in
the
backing
should
not
be
limited
to
PVC
or
vinyl,
because
other
technologies
utilize
other
types
of
recovered
material
in
nylon
carpet
backing
and
there
are
many
other
recovered
nylon
materials
and
products
that
can
and
are
being
used
in
the
manufacture
of
carpet
backing.
(
These
include
old
carpets
containing
urethane,
fiberglass
or
latex.)
Four
organizations
submitted
comments
on
fly
ash
(
used
as
a
filler
material
and
substitute
for
calcium
carbonate
or
limestone
feedstock)
as
a
recovered
material
in
nylon
carpet.
Some
requested
that
EPA
not
accept
fly
ash
as
a
recovered
material
for
nylon
carpet
while
others
believe
that
EPA
should
not
restrict
the
types
of
recovered
materials
that
make
up
carpet.
A
number
of
commenters
suggested
recovered
materials
content
ranges
that
EPA
should
consider
in
making
final
RMAN
recommendations
for
nylon
carpet.
Since
EPA
had
proposed
separate
recovered
content
recommendations
for
nylon
fiber
face
and
backing,
many
of
the
commenters
recommended
recovered
materials
content
ranges
for
each
carpet
component
(
i.
e.,
fiber
face
and
backing,
separately).
Some
commenters
recommended
recycled
content
ranges
for
the
entire
carpet
(
i.
e.,
fiber
face
and
backing
combined).
Copies
of
all
of
the
comments
submitted
to
EPA
in
response
to
the
draft
RMAN
IV
of
August
2001
are
located
in
the
RCRA
public
docket
in
docket
number
F
 
2001
 
CP4P
 
FFFFF.
See
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section
above
for
information
on
how
to
view
or
obtain
copies
of
these
comments.
Based
on
the
additional
information
provided
in
these
comments,
EPA
is
considering
alternative
approaches
for
nylon
carpet,
including
the
possibility
of
revised
recommendations
for
recycled
content
based
on
the
entire
carpet
instead
of
its
components
in
the
final
RMAN.
Section
V,
below,
provides
a
summary
of
one
possible
approach.

V.
A
Possible
Approach
for
Nylon
Carpet
Based
on
the
public
comments
received
on
the
draft
RMAN
IV
for
nylon
carpet
(
66
FR
45301,
dated
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
136
/
Wednesday,
July
16,
2003
/
Notices
1
The
Agency
will
respond
to
all
comments
on
nylon
carpet,
including
those
submitted
on
the
August
28,
2001
proposed
CPG
IV
and
draft
RMAN
IV,
when
it
makes
a
final
decision
regarding
the
CPG
and
RMAN
for
nylon
carpet.
August
28,
2001),
EPA
is
considering
revising
its
approach
to
nylon
carpet.
1
One
possible
approach,
suggested
by
several
commenters,
is
for
EPA
to
issue
recommendations
for
the
nylon
carpet
face
fiber
and
the
nylon
carpet
backing
as
one
product.
Recommending
recovered
materials
content
levels
for
the
entire
carpet
product
(
i.
e.,
carpet
facing
and
backing
combined)
may
give
manufacturers
more
flexibility
to
incorporate
recovered
materials
into
nylon
carpet
products,
while
still
realizing
a
significant
environmental
benefit.
A
number
of
commenters
also
suggested
that
EPA
issue
recommendations
that
distinguish
among
various
nylon
carpet
products,
such
as
performance
broadloom,
new
carpet
tiles
(
i.
e.,
modular),
and
refurbished
carpet
tiles
(
modular).
EPA
believes
there
may
be
merit
to
issuing
recommendations
in
this
manner,
considering
the
technical
and
structural
differences
in
these
products.
EPA
might
also
consider
recommending
total
recovered
content
levels,
and
not
postconsumer
content
levels,
for
traditional
broadloom
carpet.
The
table
below
shows
possible
revisions
to
EPA's
draft
RMAN
recommendations
for
nylon
carpet.
EPA
will
take
into
consideration
this
and
other
possible
approaches
if
it
issues
final
RMAN
recommendations
for
nylon
carpet.
The
recovered
materials
content
ranges
shown
in
the
table
were
developed
after
review
of
all
of
the
recovered
materials
content
ranges
provided
by
commenters,
whether
commenters
suggested
recovered
materials
content
ranges
for
face
fiber
and
backing
separately
or
recovered
materials
content
ranges
for
face
fiber
and
backing
combined.

POSSIBLE
RECOMMENDED
RECOVERED
MATERIALS
CONTENT
LEVELS
FOR
NYLON
CARPET
1
Product
Material
(
component
into
which
the
material
will
get
recycled)
%
Postconsumer
content
3
4
%
Total
recovered
content
3
4
Nylon
carpet
(
performance
broadloom)
2
........................
Nylon
(
fiber
face)
Old
carpets
5
(
structured
backing)
Vinyl
(
structured
backing).
8
 
25
30
 
60
Nylon
carpet
(
new
modular)
............................................
Nylon
(
fiber
face)
Old
carpets
5
(
structured
backing)
Vinyl
(
structured
backing).
8
 
25
30
 
60
Nylon
carpet
(
refurbished
modular)
.................................
Old
carpet
tiles
...............................................................
90
 
100
90
 
100
1
These
recommendations
would
not
preclude
a
procuring
agency
from
purchasing
carpet
made
from
other
materials
such
as
acrylic
or
wool.
They
would
simply
require
that
procuring
agencies,
when
purchasing
nylon
carpet,
purchase
it
with
recovered
materials
when
it
meets
applicable
specification
and
performance
requirements.
2
Performance
nylon
carpet
products,
which
may
include
broadloom
and
modular
carpet
(
tiles),
are
structured
back
products
that
have
secondary
backings
made
of
urethane,
polypropylene,
vinyl,
or
a
``
hot
melt''
coating.
Some
of
the
materials
used
in
this
secondary
backing
may
be
recovered.
Therefore,
the
recovered
material
content
ranges
here
are
inclusive
of
both
the
fiber
face
and
backing.
3EPA's
carpet
recommendations
are
expressed
as
percentage,
by
weight,
of
the
entire
carpet.
4EPA's
recommendations
would
exclude
materials
that
serve
as
fillers
and
binding
agents
(
e.
g.,
coal
fly
ash)
as
counting
toward
the
recovered
material
content
requirement
for
this
designation.
5
Old
carpets
may
contain
a
variety
of
materials,
including,
but
not
limited
to,
nylon,
polyurethane
(
PUR),
polypropylene
(
PP),
polyethylene
(
PE),
polyethylene
terephthalate
(
PET),
latex,
vinyl,
and
fiberglass.

VI.
What
Comments
Is
EPA
Requesting?

EPA
requests
comments,
including
additional
supporting
documentation
and
information,
on
the
following
topics,
as
well
as
any
other
topics
that
commenters
want
to
address:
(
1)
The
recovered
materials
content
ranges
(
both
postconsumer
content
and
total
recovered
materials
content);
(
2)
the
delineation
of
carpet
products
(
e.
g.,
broadloom
vs.
modular/
tile,
and
traditional
broadloom
vs.
performance
broadloom);
(
3)
any
quantifiable
data
to
address
the
availability
of
postconsumer
and
total
recovered
content
nylon
for
use
in
nylon
face
fiber
and/
or
backing;
(
4)
whether
including
nylon
carpet
in
the
CPG
is
inconsistent
with
environmental
goals
established
in
other
industry
environmental
programs
such
as
the
Carpet
America
Recovery
Effort
(
CARE);
and
(
5)
whether
the
agency
should
or
should
not
recommend
recycled
content
for
traditional
broadloom
carpets
and,
if
it
does,
whether
both
postconsumer
and
total
recovered
content
recommendations
should
be
made.
EPA
requests
that
any
comments
submitted
regarding
recycled
content
include
recommended
recycled
content
ranges
and
some
rationale
or
justification
for
those
recommended
ranges.

Dated:
July
8,
2003.
Matthew
Hale,
Deputy
Director,
Office
of
Solid
Waste.
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