Skip to main content
 
  • MyUW
  • Calendar
  • Directories
  • Libraries
  • UW Medicine
  • Maps
  • UW News

Helpful links

  • Computing/IT
  • ISC/Workday
  • Husky Card
  • UW Bothell
  • UW Tacoma
  • UW Facebook
  • UW Twitter
University of Washington University of Washington
  • UW Facilities
  • Employee Portal
  • Blog Home
  • UW Sustainability home
  • About the Blog
In Our Nature

the UW Sustainability blog

    Home
    • Blog Home
    • UW Sustainability home
    • About the Blog
  • Home
  • carpet squares

carpet squares

Carpet squares: the future of your floor

Photo of carpet squares.

It's time to think twice about your carpet.

For well over 100 years, carpet has been the single most popular choice for American floors, but not without its drawbacks. Producing carpet requires the use of a host of harmful chemicals, and each year landfills acquire millions of tons of carpet that will take thousands of years to decompose.

  • Read more about Carpet squares: the future of your floor
  • Caroline Beightol's blog

Search form

Recent Posts

Recent posts

2026 Trash Art Contest

Feb 10, 2026

Join the 2026 Campus Race to Zero Waste events happening on the Seattle campus

Feb 10, 2026

Huskies for Equitable Sustainability (HuES) students are working to make an impact

Feb 3, 2026

Come to the Husky Goods Free Store pop-up event on March 5

Feb 3, 2026

Get your clothes repaired for FREE at a mending fair in February

Feb 2, 2026

See more

Connect with us:

TwitterFacebookInstagramYoutubeFlickr

Newsletter Signup Blog RSS feed

University of Washington

Be boundless

  • UW Facilities
  • Jobs
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Employee Portal

© 2026 University of Washington | Seattle, WA