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People often overlook their carpets when they think about sustainable living. The dominant yarn construction in rugs uses polyamides (nylons) and polypropylene as well as polyester. Just by looking at the names of these materials you can quickly guess that carpets are not the greenest products in the world. Just recently this situation has improved.

  

Mohawk’s Smartstrand carpet with DuPont's Sorona polymer is one of the greenest, most stain resistant carpets produced to date. This carpet exclusively offers fiber made with Bio-PDO™. Bio-PDO, the key ingredient in Dupont’s Sonora polymer is produced from corn sugar as opposed to petroleum which normal nylon is made from. The Sorona polymer provides the following environmental benefits:

• Producing the Sorona® polymer requires 30 percent less energy than the production of an equal amount of nylon. This energy reduction results in approximately one gallon of gasoline saved per every seven square yards of carpet.

• Producing the Sorona® polymer lowers gas emissions by 63 percent compared to manufacturing of nylon.

• By utilizing this new technology, 37 percent of Sorona® is being made from renewable resources

• The corn utilized in the production of Sorona® is grown and processed in the United States

Product durability is one of the most important factors when comes to sustainability. It takes a lot of energy to create new products. By utilizing durable products we don’t need replacements as often; therefore saving energy. In most cases durable products also provide the most value for our money over the product’s lifespan. So, how does SmartStrand® carpet rate in durability?

 The superior stain resistance of SmartStrand® carpet is engineered into the fiber and will never wear or wash off, meaning consumers will never need to retreat the carpet with stain protectors after steam cleaning. Certified durability tests have confirmed that SmartStrand®carpets perform better than PET polyester and comparable to or better than nylon.

SmartStrand® carpets look to be a sustainable choice and now you really can say that corn is found everywhere – even in your carpet.

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