Desso to sweep carpet recycling into London by 2012

Will Nichols
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New machines mean all of a carpet tile's yarn and bitumen backing can be reused

Dutch carpet and artificial pitch manufacturer Desso will establish its first carpet tile recycling centre in London by the end of next year as part of the company's ongoing push to make its operations...

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