Use your scraping tool to scrape away the softened glue.
Throw carpet away.
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Tack strips are metal nails that line the perimeter of your walls to hold the carpet.
Before you start ripping up the carpet clear all furniture from the room.
Recycling carpet into backing is a form of downcycling as the recycled product is in a degraded state from the original fiber.
Detach carpet from tack strips.
Remove as much glue as you can with a razor scraper sparkling knife or 5 in 1 tool.
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Another option is to sell or donate the old carpet if it s in good usable condition.
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Here s how you can remove carpet glue from your home surfaces.
Carpet manufacturers who practice zero waste in their recycling process will also burn the carpet waste as a way of generating electricity.
Donating or selling carpet.
Cut carpet into easy to handle.
Americans put about 5 billion pounds of carpet a year into landfills so stuffing it into the trash isn t the best alternative.
Prep before pulling up carpet.
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