Feb 16 2010
Everyone knows that wood flooring is a green flooring product. After all, it comes from a renewable resource – trees. Trees are a raw material that can be harvested and replanted to replenish the standing supply. In the United States, the USDA Forest Service monitors forestry practices, and verifies that hardwood timber, which grows primarily in the states east of the Mississippi, is a renewable resource.
The National Wood Flooring Association has developed the Responsible Procurement Program to recognize those companies that source their wood from US forests that practice renewable harvesting. This means that the material used from these forests is replenished at a rate that exceeds harvest. In other words, more trees are planted than are cut down, which ensures our natural resources for generations to come.
Look for the "From US Renewing Forests" logo to identify those products that help protect our environment.
Source: http://www.nwfa.org