Recycle Your Carbon Fiber Materials

Recycle Your Carbon Fiber Materials

Industries with large carbon fiber material streams now have an economically viable alternative to landfill

Carbon Fiber Recycling processes three categories of carbon fiber: dry fiber, prepreg and composites.

Our facility in Tazewell, TN has powerful shredders and grinders to precision chop the toughest prepreg and composite materials.

Then our reactor liberates carbon fiber from composites and turns all epoxies and glues into usable fuel. 

We recycle 100 percent of your carbon fiber materials with no processing fees, and deliver reusable fiber to secondary markets.

CFR’s patented, near-zero-emissions technology recovers clean reusable fiber

Our state-of-the-art processing facility produces chopped fiber which can be used in a variety of manufacturing processes such as pellet production, concrete products, and fortifying composites. 

Our continuous flow process operates 24/7, allowing us to recycle large quantities and return high-quality reusable fiber to the market at a much lower price point than virgin fiber.

Your end of life carbon fiber material could become the most sustainable alternative to virgin carbon fiber

CFR’s Recycled Carbon Fiber (rCF) has the potential to offset as much as 99% of the CO2 created during the production of virgin carbon fiber.

Please see the information below to submit samples and discuss recycling options with the CFR team.

What is recyclable and what is not

At CFR we produce clean and pure recycled carbon fiber.

Pyrolysis is a thermal process that operates in the absence of oxygen. This causes the thermal decomposition of organic materials which breaks them into three main products: solids, combustible liquids, and gases.

CFR currently is capable of recycling dry-fiber, pre-preg and cured composite materials, however there are items that can be considered contaminants in our system.

MaterialGoodNo GoodNotes
Carbon fiberX
UrathaneX
Plastic polymersX
MetalsCase by case
GlassX
Sand / dirtXCase by case

Lab analysis

All material must be sampled prior to sending the desired recyclable material for processing.

Here is the process:

Download the sample submittal form.

Gather samples that are representative of all materials you wish to recycle.

– Sample sizes should be approximately 3″ x 3″, unless this would not allow for a true representation of the item you wish to recycle.
– All samples should be labelled.

Fill out the sample submittal form. Make sure it includes all identifying details so we can discuss your results.

Send samples and sample submittal form to:

Attention: Sample Analysis
Carbon Fiber Recycling
161 Giles Industrial Drive
Tazewell TN 37879

CFR will perform an analysis free of charge. The results are usually available in less than 2 weeks.

What is recyclable and what is not

At CFR we produce clean and pure recycled carbon fiber.

Pyrolysis is a thermal process that operates in the absence of oxygen. This causes the thermal decomposition of organic materials which breaks them into three main products: solids, combustible liquids, and gases.

CFR currently is capable of recycling dry-fiber, pre-preg and cured composite materials, however there are items that can be considered contaminants in our system.

MaterialGoodNo GoodNotes
Carbon fiberX
UrathaneX
Plastic polymersX
MetalsCase by case
GlassX
Sand / dirtXCase by case

Lab analysis

All material must be sampled prior to sending the desired recyclable material for processing.

Here is the process:

Download the sample submittal form.

Gather samples that are representative of all materials you wish to recycle.

– Sample sizes should be approximately 3″ x 3″, unless this would not allow for a true representation of the item you wish to recycle.
– All samples should be labelled.

Fill out the sample submittal form. Make sure it includes all identifying details so we can discuss your results.

Send samples and sample submittal form to:

Attention: Sample Analysis
Carbon Fiber Recycling
161 Giles Industrial Drive
Tazewell TN 378794

CFR will perform an analysis free of charge. The results are usually available in less than 2 weeks.

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