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Web exclusive: Dealers hail Vermont’s restrictions on big boxes

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Vermont became the first state to require big box retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s cease in-person sales of non-essential items—including carpet and flooring. After seeing the news in Vermont, Ben Case, co-owner of The Carpet Collection in Lockport, N.Y., By Ken Ryan. In Napa, Calif., The rules should apply to everyone.

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Web exclusive: Carpet recycling proposal falls short in New York

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In addition to New York, several other states—Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont, among them—are considering similar legislation as New York. California already has a recycling program in place, but it also has the infrastructure to execute it. However, it is likely to resurface next year.”.