Natural Area Rugs Offers Eco-Conscious Shoppers Globally Cool Ways to Carpet the Planet

While other industries rush to catch the green train, NaturalAreaRugs.com has been onboard for decades. The top eco-friendly area rug retailer offers tips for staying on the fast track to global coolness. All Aboard!

“At Natural Area Rugs we think it’s important to stay positive about the environment so we can move forward to help our planet heal. That’s not to say that we aren’t concerned… I recently read that 800 million square yards of carpet is thrown away every year,” says owner Lina Giglio. “But, that’s why we chose to become industry leaders, in the first place. To make a difference… by offering sustainable, eco-friendly products. We added the earth-friendly symbol to our product pages so eco-conscious shoppers can feel good about their purchase.”

Natural Area Rugs offers consumers these cool eco-facts about their earth friendly area rugs:

Plant fiber flooring: Sasil rugs (a year-round best seller), seagrass and mountain grass rugs, jute rugs and coir doormats are not only popular for their beauty; they are made from fast-growing, sustainable resources. What does that mean? In the simplest terms it means they grow back quickly once harvested and can be used over and over again. There is no risk of harm to the environment.

Plant fiber area rugs are also biodegradable, which means they won’t sit around in landfills for centuries.

Eco-fact: Bamboo is a woody grass. It is the fastest growing woody plant on earth. Some species grow so fast you can literally see them growing. Bamboo rugs are the ultimate environmentally friendly product.

Wool flooring: Besides being soft, warm and stylish, Wool rugs are versatile and long-lasting. As a natural source material for wool area rugs, wool is environmentally friendly; since it is biodegradable. Wool carpeting acts as a natural air filter, trapping pollutants in its fibers and keeping indoor air free of contaminants for years. Wool flooring is ideal for high humidity climates or high moisture areas. It discourages bacterial growth and is non-toxic and non-allergenic.