Eco-Friendly Floors

Each of us has a responsibility to protect our environment and the world we live in, so it is reassuring to know that the products we chose to put in our homes can be as aesthetically pleasing as they are friendly to the environment. At Butler Floor & Carpet Co. we carry a selection of eco-friendly materials including:

Marmoleum Click: :
This linoleum product is composed of all natural ingredients; linseed oil, rosins, and wood flour. The backing is a strong jute fiber made from spun yarn and the pigments are ecologically friendly. The cork backing provides sound deadening and is a renewable resource. An added benefit is that this flooring system does not require any adhesives.

 

 

Cork Tiles:
 Cork is harvested every nine years from mature cork oak trees without harming either the tree or its environment. The cork tree is the only tree that can regenerate itself after each harvest for up to 150 years. After the cork is harvested, it is sent to a factory where cork bottle stoppers and other products are made. The waste is then ground up to make cork flooring. Cork is a resilient, durable, noise-reducing product.






Bamboo Hardwood:
 Bamboo is a fast renewing resource, ready for harvest after only five to six years. A high quality bamboo floor is formaldehyde free and has superior strength and durability.






Carpet:
 Shaw Carpet is the only company that recycles post-consumer Type 6 carpet fiber. The recycled fiber can be used again and again in the production of new carpet.
  • Our post-consumer collection system keeps up to 300 million pounds of carpet from landfills each year.
  • Evergreen Nylon Recycling helps to save enough oil to produce millions of additional gallons of gasoline annually
  • Greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced by 45% since 2000.
  • Our Waste-to-Energy facility diverts 21,000 tons of carpet and wood flour waste from the landfill each year by converting the waste into steam which is used to power the operations of the plant. The process is environmentally friendly in the cleaner emissions that will result, and it saves more than 2.5 million gallons of fuel oil per year.

    Shaw also has initiated programs to reduce manufacturing waste. Visit their website to learn more. http://www.shawfloors.com/Shaw-Environmental/Sustainability
Indoor Air Quality:
Most people spend a majority of their time indoors, which means the quality of the air you breath may be a concern. The Resilient Floor Covering Institute assigns a “Floor Score” to various resilient products, indicating their affect on indoor air quality. To learn more, go to www.rfci.com.


 

Remember, the decisions we make today greatly affect our tomorrow.