A method for recycling carpet and articles made therefrom

摘要

In one embodiment, the method for recycling carpet can comprise decreasing an average size of the recycle carpet to form a processed carpet, wherein a bulk density of the recycle carpet is changed by less than or equal to about 15% during the decreasing. The processed carpet can be shear mixed and melted to form a melt ribbon which can be processed in a vented extruder to form an extrudate. Optionally, the extrudate can be pelletized.