System for gathering discarded post-consumer carpet, for recycling

Abstract

A carpet disposal method, comprising: collecting carpet, performed by a collection agent having a unique identifier; assigning the collection agent unique identifier to the collected carpet; transporting the uniquely identified carpet to a processing plant; identifying the collection agent of the uniquely identified carpet at the processing plant; sorting the uniquely identified carpet; valuing the sorted carpet; paying the identified collection agent the value of the sorted carpet; and carpet disposal system comprising: a carpet collector that collects carpet, a collection agent having a unique identifier; an assigner that assigns the collection agent unique identifier to the collected carpet; a transporter that transports the uniquely identified carpet to a processing plant; an identifier that identifies the collection agent of the uniquely identified carpet; a sorter that sorts the uniquely identified carpet; a valuer that values the sorted carpet; a payer that pays the identified collection agent the sorted carpet value.

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