We’ve discussed carpeting as an eco-friendly flooring option before. What companies should you consider if you’re looking for a softer option beneath your feet? Masland Carpet Collection is definitely worth putting on the short list.

For more than 140 years, Masland Carpet Collection has been creating beautiful, stylish carpet in a variety of extensive color palettes and textures. From tufted wools to woven nylons, Masland’s high quality of design and finished product is an investment homeowners can feel good about.

How else can homeowners feel good about Masland Carpet Collection? As with so many of our other manufacturers, this company puts a major emphasis on the environment and sustainability. As part of their waste elimination programs, Masland rewinds short ends of yarn at the completion of a production cycle. After combining short lots, the yarn can be returned to the manufacturing process for tufting. This single act keeps more than 330,000 pounds of yarn per year from being discarded outside the recyclable chain. The company also diverts approximately 100,000 pounds of post-industrial carpet waste to a reclamation center that uses the parts for manufacturing of padding for under carpet, automobile parts and roof shingles among other products.

All Masland Carpet Collection’s products pass the Carpet and Rug Institute's Green Label Indoor Air Quality Testing Program for carpet, which means these carpets contribute a full point to LEED Indoor Environmental Quality, Credit 4.3 Low Emitting Materials, Carpet. Selection of Masland products can also contribute toward LEED Credits in Indoor Environmental Quality, Credit 4.1 Low Emitting Materials, Adhesive and Material and Resources, Credits 4.1 and 4.2 Recycled Content and Credit 6 Rapidly Renewable Resources.

Want to know more about Masland Carpet Collection or other eco-friendly flooring options? Contact us or stop by our showroom so our experts can help you out!

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