ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20033
No(s). 12-10325 (11th Cir. Feb 5, 2013)

The Eleventh Circuit, in an unpublished opinion, held that recycled carpet waste, known as carpet selvedge, is a "recovered material" that has the potential for reuse and not a solid waste under RCRA or Georgia law. Accordingly, a carpet manufacturer that sent carpet selvedge to a site for recycling...