Carpet Stewardship Act (SB3040) Summary

• Creates a statewide carpet stewardship program requiring carpet producers to fund a nonprofit clearinghouse that manages collection, processing, and recovery of end-of-life carpet sold in Illinois.

• Establishes collection site requirements with convenience standards of at least one collection site in counties with population density of 100+ people per square mile by January 1, 2024, and 50+ per square mile by 2025.

• Sets carpet recovery rate performance goals of 25% by December 31, 2026, and 50% by December 31, 2029, with producers responsible for annual funding assessed by carpet type and recyclability.

• Requires carpet installers in counties with 200,000+ population to transport old carpet to approved collection sites beginning June 1, 2024, and imposes $5,000 per day civil penalties for violations.

• Mandates that at least 35% of carpet purchased by State agencies beginning January 1, 2025 contain minimum 10% post-consumer recovered content, increasing 10% annually until reaching 75%.