Patent ID: 7338698

Claim:
A recyclable carpet or carpet tile comprising: a. a primary backing material having a face and a back side; b. a plurality of fibers attached to the primary backing material and extending from the face of the primary backing material and exposed at the back side of the primary backing material; c. an adhesive composition, wherein the adhesive composition comprises a polymer component comprising from about 80 to about 99 weight percent based upon total weight of the polymer component of at least one homogenously branched ethylene polymer characterized as having a short chain branching distribution index (SCDBI) of greater than or equal to 50 percent, wherein the adhesive composition has substantially penetrated and substantially consolidated the fibers, wherein the adhesive composition is not integrally fused to the primary backing material, and wherein the carpet has a tuft bind of 5 pounds or more as measured according to ASTM D-1335-67; and d. a secondary backing material adjacent to the adhesive composition, wherein the secondary backing material comprises at least one homogenously branched ethylene polymer characterized as having a short chain branching distribution index (SCDBI) of greater than or equal to 50 percent.