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When it’s time to replace your old floors, choose “green” eco-friendly flooring. We offer products that have low environmental impact and are a great alternative to traditional flooring.  Durable, stylish and often less expensive than conventional floors and carpets, these sustainable options provide a responsible and healthy way to enhance your home. With these choices you are guaranteed to find a flooring product that meets your needs, satisfies your expectations, and gives you the most utility to ensure its lifespan for years.

The carpet industry has taken a closer look the past few years at the health and environmental effects of carpeting. As a result, the carpet industry is minimizing carpet’s impact on the environment. You can now take advantage of many new "green" carpet resources and products made from recycled and natural fibers. Just a few of the “green” carpet brands you will find in our store include, Stainmaster, Anso Nylon, and EverStrand.

“Green” benefits of carpet

• Contains many potential green attributes: carpet fibers, non-toxic contents, dyes, and recycled content
• Many made from recycled PET containers
• Some made from recycled nylon or old car tires
• Wools come from natural, biodegradable materials

Hardwood is a great green flooring choice because of its natural, renewable, and recyclable properties. Not all hardwoods, however, are automatically environmentally friendly. The key is to look for the certification label or materials to verify that a product meets “green” standards.

“Green” benefits of hardwood

• Natural resource
• Renewable and recyclable
• Can be reclaimed
• Forests are managed for replanting

Since laminate is made from paper, there is no harvesting of old growth hardwood trees as there is for wood floors. Laminate is a practical and beautiful flooring choice for any room in your home with the same look and health benefits as real hardwood flooring. Because laminate is made primarily from recycled wood and other wood derivatives, it is the ideal choice for the environmentally cautious.

“Green” benefits of laminate

• Free of solvents and wood preservatives
• Can be destroyed with no danger to environment
• Made from recycled materials
• Resins and dyes in laminate are water-based

Cork is sustainable because only the outer bark of the cork oak tree is harvested. The bark is first used to make wine cork and the remaining cork is used to make the flooring, so nothing goes to waste. When you’re looking for way to create a healthy home or workplace without harming our world environment, consider cork.

“Green” benefits of cork

• Cork can be recycled and is also biodegradable
• The naturally dense material resists moisture, mildew, pollen and dust
• Easy to clean yet durable and resilient
• Anti-static-which is great for electronic equipment such as computers
• Warm and quiet