Sustainability is an essential part of our product decisions, which is why we have added multiple styles, price points, and materials to our <\/span>Eco Friendly Rug Collections<\/span><\/a>. And, through our partnership with <\/span>The Eden Project<\/span><\/a>, we are helping the environment in more ways than one in our store.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Eco Friendly Rug Collections include materials that are either natural, like <\/span>Chindi Cotton<\/span><\/a>, or made from textile recycling. Textile recycling is a process that uses old clothing and other textiles to make new goods. This process has become increasingly important as eco-friendly rugs have become more popular.<\/span><\/p>\n By recycling textiles, we contribute to environmental benefits in the following ways:<\/span><\/p>\n Many Rugs.com customers want to feature rugs with traditional styles in their home, One look at this <\/span>Dusty Rose 4\u2019 x 6\u2019 Eco Traditional Rug<\/span><\/a> and your guests will assume it is a conventional rug in a traditional style. But in fact it is an eco friendly rug made by sustainable practices that is as beautiful as any traditional rug style.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Rugs.com has partnered with Eden Reforestation Project to plant a tree for every purchase.<\/span><\/p>\n Eden aims to reduce extreme poverty and restore healthy forests by employing local people to plant millions of trees every year. Their mission is to build relationships between people and the natural world, and a portion of every purchase on Rugs.com goes towards their reforestation project. So when you shop Rugs.com, you are supporting the planet and its people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To date, Rugs.com customers have helped plant 339,674 trees and provided 3,981 work days for people in need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Supporting the planet doesn\u2019t mean compromising in your home. It means using products that are sustainable, eco friendly, and will leave the planet in better shape for the future. Rugs.com is committed to continuing our promise to our customers to lower our carbon footprint by providing eco friendly rug options in our store, and through our support of The Eden Project.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Stunning Eco Friendly Rugs Collection Helps the Environment in More Ways than One Rugs.com has always been committed to supporting our planet by finding better materials and manufacturing processes for our products. Our commitment is to continue to reduce our company\u2019s carbon footprint by providing you with eco friendly options that enable us to keep …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1121,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1117\/revisions\/1121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rugs.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}How are Eco Friendly Rug Collections sustainable?\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n
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One of the most popular collections in our store made from recycled textiles is the Eco Southwestern Collection. This <\/span>Ivory 10\u2019x13\u2019 Eco Southwestern Rug<\/span><\/a> is made from 100% recycled space dyed polyester. It is stain resistant, easy to clean, and is durable enough to last for years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nStyle meets sustainability with Eco Traditional<\/b><\/h3>\n
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but they also want to do their part for the environment. Now, you never have to compromise with our Eco Traditional Collection. This incredible collection takes the traditional look and feel and combines it with eco friendly materials and processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHelp plant a tree and Create Jobs with every Rugs.com Purchase<\/b><\/h3>\n
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And, each one of these customers has added sustainable beauty to their homes with purchases like this <\/span>Navy Blue 7\u2019 10x 7\u2019 10 Washable Eco Plaid Indoor Outdoor Rug<\/span><\/a>. Perhaps the most versatile rug in our entire store, this rug is made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. Not only will you be helping to plant a tree with this rug, you will also be repurposing damaging plastic waste. This rug can be featured inside or outside your home, is washable, durable, and will add a simple beauty to any space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nShop the <\/span>Eco Friendly Rug Collection<\/span><\/a> from Rugs.com today!<\/span><\/h3>\n