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Hardware Store - CarpetPLEASE NOTE: Linking to these lists does not constitute "endorsement" of
these products or companies on the part of the EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program.
Some lists include product brands that have had their environmental claims certified by a third party certifier, while
others do not. Go to the vendor list author home page link to get more details on how each program generates their
lists. In addition, to get a product brand added to any vendor list in this database, please contact the organization
which authored the vendor list directly via the contact information provided in the vendor list table.
| Carpet | USA - King County Web site |   |
No | Includes recycled-content, recyclable, and natural carpets; carpets with reclaimed backing; environmentally preferable adhesives; and carpet leasing and reuse programs, but probably not an exhaustive list. | None stated | VOCs | Recycled content Recyclable content Reusability |
04/01/99 | |
| Carpet and Rugs | USA - Carpet and Rug Institute 800 882-8846 | |
Yes |  |
None stated | VOCs Styrene emissions Formaldehyde 4-PCH BHT 2-ethyl-1-hexanol |
None stated | 01/01/92 | |
| Carpet Backing | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene |
Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health |
This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer |  |
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| Carpet Pad | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene |
Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health |
This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer | |
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| Carpet Systems | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
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| Carpet (Broadloom) | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene |
Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health |
This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer | |
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| Carpet (NSF/ANSI Sustainable Carpet Assessment) | USA - NSF International Mindy Costello, 734-827-6819, mcostello@nsf.org | |
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None stated | PTB's | end-of-life management energy efficiency Life cycle assessment sustainably produced bio-based materials |
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07/01/2008 | |
| Carpet (polyester fiber) | USA - Environmentally Preferable Product Web site | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
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| Carpet (polyester, face fiber) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov |  |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
05/01/95 |
| Carpet (polyester, face fiber) (GSA vendor list) | USA - EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines (CPG) Marlene Reddoor, reddoor.marlene@epa.gov | |
No | |
None stated | None stated | Recycled content | |
05/01/95 |
| Carpet (Tile) | USA - Cradle to Cradle CertifiedCM Program - Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute certification@mbdc.com (434) 295-1111 x1 | |
Yes | |
PVC (polyvinyl chloride) neoprene/chloroprene |
Lead Hexavalent Chromium Cadmium Mercury Chlorinated organic compounds Fluorinated organic compounds Brominated organic compounds and other chemicals with high hazard to human & environmental health |
This product is assessed in the following categories: Toxicity to human and environmental health; Recyclability/Compostability; Recycled/Renwable Content; Use of Renewable Energy during manufacturing; Water Stewardship during manufacturing; Social Responsibility of manufacturer | |
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| Carpeting (modular) | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
Topically applied biological inhibitors | VOCs | Recycled content Water conservation |
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| Carpets | USA - US Department of Agriculture - BioPreferred Web site | |
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None stated | None stated | 7% minimum biobased content | |
05/14/2008 | |
| Carpets: California Gold Sustainable Carpet Standard | USA - Green California - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing green@dgs.ca.gov | |
Yes | |
None stated | None stated | biobased or recycled materials content Health safety reclamation renewable energy and energy efficiency in production sustainable reuse |
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April 25, 2006 |
| Carpets: GSA Environmental Products and Services Guide -- Floor Coverings | USA - U.S. General Services Administration Web site | |
Some | |
None stated | None stated | None stated | |
11/03/03 |
| Carpet: GSA Environmental Products and Services Guide -- Mats and Matting (floor coverings) | USA - U.S. General Services Administration Web site | |
Some | |
None stated | None stated | None stated | |
11/03/03 |
| Commercial Non-Module Textile Floor Covering | Canada - Environmental Choice - EcoLogo Web site | |
Yes | |
Aromatic solvents Cadmium Lead Mercury Borax Formaldehyde Halogenated Solvents Hexavalent chromium Benzene Butadiene Vinyl chloride Vinyl acetate |
VOCs TVOCs |
Recyclable design Service life TVOC's VOC's Water conservation |
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None stated |
| Resilient Floor Coverings | USA - NSF International Mindy Costello, 734-827-6819, mcostello@nsf.org | |
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None stated | Carcinogens and reproductive toxicants | biobased content recycled
content energy savings Life-cycle-assessment water conservation |
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03/22/2010 | |