Should I Listen to the Vinyl Bashers?

Indoor Air Quality Certifications offer some, but not complete, assurance about vinyl flooring

Q. While I am intrigued by natural, linoleum products, my budget is more inclined toward the Naturcor vinyl flooring I am looking at buying from my local  Buddy’s Flooring America store.  I also am concerned about buying a product that does not emit excessive chemicals, and I have been warned about dioxin, which is a carcinogen, by another blogger.

Still, I have seen some vinyl brands advertise that they are green.  What is the truth about vinyl?

A. The truth about vinyl – or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) – is that it isn’t the preferred product of environmentalists or most green product enthusiasts.  But dioxin is an end-of-product life or house fire issue, because it is released when PVC is incinerated. Read the rest of this entry »