PLASTIC COMPOSITES USING RECYCLED CARPET WASTE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF RECYCLING CARPET WASTE

摘要

An extruded composite utilized as a building material includes a base polymer, unseparated processed recycled carpet waste, and a filler material, which may be a wood filler or other natural fiber. Carpet waste may be separated into components that may be utilized in a variety of plastics applications, including extruded composites utilized as building materials. Separation may include shaving face fiber (402) from bound fiber (406) secured in a backing fiber (408) and/or may include separating fiber pile and backing fibers from carpet adhesive (410) to remove inorganic materials such as calcium carbonate.