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Impact of different floor coverings on our environment

Unfinished hardwood flooring is classified as environmentally green.  And everyone is environmentally aware these days, and rightly so. As we learn more about our surroundings and our effect on them, we come to learn the importance of many of the little decisions we make and the long term ramifications of them. One such ‘small’ decision is in our choice of floor coverings for our home or office.

Carpeting
One choice that has been popular since the 60′s is wall-to-wall carpeting. A huge industry that is doing a good job of trying to police itself and move towards making a smaller impact on our environment. The chemicals that make up the vast majority of yarns used in the manufacturing process as well as some of the primary and secondary backings are fossil fuel derived. The industry has made large strides into using recycled plastics in the development of modern yarns, but more yet can be done. The foot print of waste carpet in the landfills has also come to light. Discarded carpet has a very long life after it is discarded and even causes trouble by getting caught up in the equipment working the landfills…bottom line…not green, but better then it was!
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