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A $2.5 million cap has been placed on the program to encompass funds paid from January 1, 2020 through the June 30 termination date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CARE VPS program was originally intended to be a one-year incentive to help maintain the financial viability of carpet recycling during a critical period when market pricing alone (due to oil pricing and other economic headwinds) would not have likely allowed most recyclers and sorters to operate. We were fortunate that through continued funding by CRI\u2019s carpet industry members that the program was able to continue for four and a half years with $15.5 million paid directly to recyclers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CRI and its members greatly value the critical role that sorters and recyclers play in making carpet recycling possible and appreciate the challenges these business owners are also facing during these unprecedented times. 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