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Martin Harris, chief executive of retailer Tapi Carpets, said finding solutions to the industry's waste issue was an "important topic that needs dealing with".

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2023

Carpets of gold, burrowing toads and fairy shrimp all depend on vernal pools—habitats that, most of the time, do not exist.

From Scientific American • May 3, 2023

Carpets were found soaked with water from the buildings’ sprinkler systems, as well as with urine.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2023

At Loom Carpets, co-owner Vahan Apikian, folded and stacked carpets and laid out shoulder bags for customers, happy that demand has remained high well into the autumn.

From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2022

Carpets throughout the house had been flipped over and torn.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood