Next week, the council is introducing a new recycling service that will see the unwanted carpets and underlay shredded, baled and bound for use as equestrian surface fibre. This provides a stable surface for horses and reduces strain and injury risk at arenas and training enclosures.
Skips will be in place at its two recycling centres for what will initially be a pilot project. If successful it is hoped the scheme can be rolled out to other centres. 鈥淪o, if you are replacing a carpet and looking to get rid of it, take a ride to either Arbroath or Carnoustie recycling centre, where we鈥檙e happy to accept it, whether it鈥檚 threadbare or as shaggy as the day it was bought,鈥� said the council. 鈥淏ring along your underlay if that鈥檚 on the way out too.鈥�
Carpet tiles cannot be accepted as part of the new service, nor can vinyl flooring or wood/laminate flooring.
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