Wet Carpet Disposal

[Home owner]

Is there a cheap way to dispose of wet carpet. We moved in to our house

3 years ago. We recently found the last owners on property dump. We have been slowly getting rid of the junk. We have three things left an old rotted play house, a truck cap that seems to be in OK condition, and a bunch of old carpet.

The carpet is soaked through and through. I was wondering if there is a way for me to dispose of it other than the landfill? The landfill charges by weight. I don't want to pay to throw out all that water.

Any idead on how I might get rid of this junk?

Thanks!

[Kyle Boatright]

Why not pile it out on the driveway on a couple of warm sunny days and let it dry?

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Dry it out, of course. Why haul all that water?

[PanHandler]

It'll dry better and faster if it's spread out rather than piled up.

[George E. Cawthon]

Cut the carpet into strips. If you have a concrete or asphalt driveway, lay it on it and let it dry out. If just dirt, put down a plastic and then the carpet on top. Drive over it as much as you want to until it is dry. Heck, if it is dirt, leave it there. I saw someplace in a town where they put old carpet in the alley. Worked good and cut down the noise.

[HeyBub]

School yard at night. Wait a couple of weeks, though. The moon is full right now.

[Home owner]

Sounds like everyone has the same advice. Pull it up and unroll it and let it dry. Maybe in a week it will dry out. Thanks for the advice.