Carpeting made from corn is just the latest in the environmentally friendly movement. Seems everything else is being made with corn, why not floor covering!

This new product replaces the need for petroleum based fibers and was just unveiled at the latest building products show.

Mohawk currently makes an environmentally friendly product that uses recycled plastic bottles. One out of every four bottles recycled in North America becomes Ever Strand fiber.

The next step for the company is marketing the Smart Strand fiber carpeting and utilizing our excess corn production.

According to the This Old House website: The fibers require 30 percent less energy to make than comparable nylon, the production of these fibers produces fewer emissions, and nearly every spill on the carpet cleans up with water so you won’t need to worry about using many cleaning chemicals.

Look for this carpet line soon in stores near you. It will retail for about $16 per square/ yard.

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