Going Green.
Hello, and thank you for taking the time to visit our website. We hope
you find the information we provide valuable, and should you have any
questions, please feel free to call our store at (314) 831-1551. If
you decide you would like some help with your flooring project, please
take advantage of our free shop at home service or come by our showroom.
Classic Carpet & Flooring has joined the growing movement of supporting
a green lifestyle. Many of our manufacturer’s offer green and
environmental-friendly options and we try to act locally to support
the same earth-friendly stance.
 Renewable
& replenishable resources
For instance, we offer bamboo and cork floors, which are both renewable
sources of durable, comfortable flooring. Cork floors are made from
the bark of cork trees. After the cork bark is harvested, the tree will
regrow its bark, and be ready to harvest again in 9 years. Like cork,
the bamboo plant can be repeatedly harvested (every six years), making
it a replenishable resource.
BR-111, one of our wood suppliers, uses a very earth-friendly system
to harvest their products. Rather than clear-cutting forests or even
part of forests, BR-111 instead will cut only one tree in a five from
any given area. Then, to promote the well-being of the area, they re-plant
new trees in areas they have harvested.
 Recycling
Classic Carpet & Flooring is one of the first stores in the St.
Louis area to recycle the carpet padding that we remove from our customers’
homes. The padding is shipped directly back to the padding manufacturer
and turned into new product. We also sell "rebond" padding,
which is made 100% from scrap and recycled foam, and happens to be the
most durable cushion on the market.
In addition, Shaw industries now recycles nylon carpet. This literally keeps tons of used carpeting from hitting the landfill,
and helps reduce the amount of fuel and energy needed to produce new
carpeting.
Completing the recycling circle, our store offers carpet and padding
made from recycled materials. Ask about the new Natural Reflections
carpet line from Shaw made with recycled nylon. You can feel good about
choosing a recyclable carpet that is made from reclaimed nylon fiber.
As the number of products with recycled content grows, be sure to check
out our Kathy Ireland line of carpets. These products “made for
busy moms” feature the most advanced stain protection, and are
recyclable.
 Green
in the workplace
For our commercial customers, we offer carpets with the Shaw EcoWorx
backing. It is a sustainable alternative to traditional PVC, and is
superior in durability and value.
EcoWorx backing offers cost and installation benefits, is lighter in
weight, and is characterized by its unsurpassed tensile, tear and lamination
strength. Ecoworx also contains 40% recycled content.
Ecoworx products are backed by the industry's only environmental guarantee
for carpet backing—at the end of its useful life, we'll pick up
your EcoWorx (at no additional cost) so it can keep on working. What
that means is your carpet tile doesn't end up in a landfill—it
gets cycled back into the manufacturing process to make more EcoWorx,
again and again.
 Within
our own store we also try to promote the environment as much as possible,
with a recycling effort and the use of eco-friendly lighting. (For eco-friendly
lighting supplies, we recommend energyfederation.org)
For customers interested in decorating their home with an eye towards
a “green” process, we have several options to help you.
We hope you will give our store a try. Thank you.
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