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GREEN CORNER

Carpeting can be an excellent "Green" choice. Some "Green" facts from Mohawk:

• About 3 billion recycled plastic bottles are utilized each year to make Mohawk EverStrand carpet.
• The energy savings from the manufacture of only 7 square yards of Mohawk SmartStrand carpet equals one gallon of gasoline.

Engineered wood floors are an excellent opportunity to go "Green". Some "Green" facts:

• Per tree harvested, engineered woods yield up to 3 times more square footage than solid wood floors.
• As much as 95% of engineered wood is constructed with recycled wood such as reclaimed wood from old buildings.
• Engineered woods offer less landfill impact and less forest footprint.

Vinyl flooring has "Green" benefits as described below:

• Salt is the largest raw material used in vinyl, comprising about 60% of the product.
• Vinyl saves about 1.7 million barrels of oil per year in the transportation market and 44.2 million barrels a year in the construction market.