This PET recycled carpet is made of recycled polyethylene terephthalate--plastic beverage bottles. It serves as a good "green" alternative to budget everyday carpets.

Each day, American consumers use and discard millions of plastic soft drink containers made with top quality PET (polyethylene terephthalate) as required by the US Food & Drug Administration. Fortunately, our manufacturer has crafted a way to recycle these plastic containers into beautiful, luxurious--and durable--carpets. In fact, fibers made of recycled PET are superior to other synthetic fibers used to make many of today's carpet yarns. In the recycling process, used PET bottles are sorted, ground, melted and extruded into fiber, which is then spun into carpet yarn.

Alexandria is available in 28 colors. It is best used in applications where a budget, low traffic, short-term need exists, such as rental apartments.

Features:

• Low-VOCs, meeting CRI Green Label Plus certification. It doesn't smell like "regular carpet".
• Fade resistant
• Scotchgard protector and stain release by 3M

Specifications:

• Content: spun 100% PET polyester
• Weight: 22
• Gauge: 3/16
• Pile height: .361
• Stitches per inch: 7.50
• Repeat: None
• Primary and secondary backing: woven polypropylene
• Warranties: 5 year wear and stain resistance (see manufacturer's warranty for details)

Pricing (subject to change): $13.41 per square yard ($1.49 per square foot).
Because this manufacturer does not make a "green" carpet pad, we recommend using one of our pure wool pad options.

LEED Qualifications:
MR 4.1: Recycled content 10% (100% post-industrial recycled content in fiber)
MR 4.2: Recycled content 20% (100% post-industrial recycled content in fiber)
EA 4.3: Low-emitting materials (CRI Green Label Plus)

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