Doing Our Part To Go Green 

There are lots of things we can do to make our world cleaner, greener and healthier.  And that includes the choices we make in flooring - and your choice to visit ProSource.

Whether you and your clients are looking for energy efficient solutions, saving natural resources or simply looking toward the future and wanting to make greener choices now, ProSource has taken the lead to offer a wide selection of eco-friendly flooring choices - and always at the lowest wholesale prices guaranteed.

In fact, we offer an entire line of Green Select private label floors. To earn a Green Select label, the product must be recyclable, contain a minimum of recycled material or be made from a natural, sustainable, quickly renewable resource. 

A popular example of that is our Montado Cork flooring. Beautiful and durable, Montado is 100% natural, made from a naturally sustainable resource.

Bamboo is another green option that clients and trade professionals enjoy because bamboo matures quickly and regenerates without planting. Our leading supplier of bamboo flooring, US Floors, is known for maintaining the highest environmental standards.

Many shoppers don't realize, but properly certified hardwood with its renewable and recyclable properties is also a recommended “green” flooring choice.

ProSource works with suppliers like Armstrong, Mannington and Anderson who verify that their wood comes from sustainable, managed forests.

ProSource also offers “green” carpet choices, like our fashionable Tigressa SoftStyle, the softer, stronger carpet that contains 25% post-consumer content and is designed to be recycled. Our broad selection of environmentally-friendly carpets made from natural fibers like wool and sisal are special favorites of our designer members.

ProSource is committed to helping you and your clients feel confident about “going green.”

In the Showroom, your ProSource Account Manager will be happy to recommend quality materials to meet the requirements of any green-specified project you have.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND GREEN RESOURCES TO EXPLORE

Natural Resources: Resources that exist naturally in the world.

Quickly Renewable Resource: Resources that, if consumed responsibly at a rate that does not exceed growth, can quickly replenish themselves.

Recyclable: A product or package that can be recovered from the solid waste stream for reuse, or in the manufacturing or assembly of another package or product through an established recycling program.
-www.ftc.gov

Recycled Content: Materials that have been recovered and otherwise diverted from the waste stream, either during the manufacturing process (pre-consumer), or after consumer use (post-consumer).
-www.ftc.gov

Sustainability: Material or energy sources which, if managed carefully, will provide the needs of a community or society indefinitely, without depriving future generations of their needs.
-http://www.worldwatch.org/


Links to Green Educational Websites:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov

USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council):
http://www.usgbc.org

CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort):
http://www.carpetrecovery.org

FSC (Forest Stewardship Council):
http://www.fscus.org

CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission):
http://www.cpsc.gov

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