When choosing flooring, style and comfort are important—but so is your health and the environment. Carpets, especially synthetic ones, shed microplastics, tiny plastic particles that harm both people and nature. Wood floors are a cleaner, smarter alternative.
How Carpets Release Microplastics
• Everyday Use: Walking, vacuuming, and cleaning cause synthetic carpet fibres to break down, releasing microplastics into the air and dust.
• Invisible Problem: These particles are so small you can’t see them, but they’re everywhere, including the air you breathe.
• Water Pollution: Washing carpets can send microplastics into waterways, harming marine life.
Why Microplastics Are Harmful
• Health Risks: Microplastics in indoor air and dust can be inhaled, and kids and pets are especially at risk.
• Environmental Damage: These particles pollute ecosystems and don’t break down, making them a long-term problem.
Why Wood Floors Are Better
• No Microplastics: Wood floors don’t shed harmful particles.
• Easy to Clean: Dust and dirt are easy to sweep or mop up.
• Durable and Eco-Friendly: Properly maintained wood floors last for decades and are renewable when sourced responsibly.
• Timeless Style: Wood floors add value and elegance to any home.
Bottom line
While carpets may seem cozy, their hidden environmental and health impacts make wood floors the better choice. Wooden floors are stylish, sustainable, keep your home cleaner and are better for your health – no microplastics included.
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