Low Toxic Carpets

Truly green and healthy flooring for the chemically sensitive and health conscious buyer.

Low toxic carpets.

4 3 million of those deaths were attributable to indoor. Natural low voc 0 voc and formaldehyde free flooring options. Floating planks or glue down tiles. Toxic chemicals in flooring can be a significant source of indoor air pollution.

More than 100 designer colors and patterns. Marmoleum natural linoleum is bio based highly durable non toxic anti microbial and easy to maintain. To guide you through the technicalities and styles of carpet choices we decided to look into some of the best low voc area rugs and carpets on the market today. A pet with no offgassing and the greenest nylon carpet tiles.

Note that other collections from unique carpets are not as natural as the four seasons line and i. This carpet does have some polypropylene based backing although much of their backing is jute. Natural options for residential and commercial settings like untreated organic wool and sisal as well as the safest synthetics out there. Try envirolay or ecofelt.

Then you ll be safe and sound. Poor indoor air quality is proven to be a result in part to toxic high voc carpeting that is typically manufactured with pesticides dyes fungicides fire retardants and anti stain coatings. Our cork flooring is non toxic moisture resistant thermally insulating and made from renewable sources. Air pollution is now the world s largest single environmental health risk according to estimates.

In 2012 around 7 million people died one in eight of total global deaths as a result of air pollution. Whenever possible go with a more non toxic and eco friendly flooring choice like wood or tile that s installed with low voc materials. Low voc carpet has become available only in the last few years in answer to consumer requests for healthy green building materials. If some carpeting is needed go for area rugs over wall to wall carpeting to reduce your exposure to adhesive and other installation materials that are hazardous.

There s little point going to the trouble and expense of a greener carpet if underneath is the same old toxic padding. While the new carpet smell might be preferable to the musty smell associated with old and dirty carpets this smell is produced by 4 phenyl cyclohexane 4 pc. The healthiest non toxic wall to wall carpets that are either 0 voc or low voc. 4 phenyl cyclohexaneis a gas that is produced from chemical reactions between the styrene and.

Non toxic laminate vinyl tile engineered wood carpet.