Bamboo is considered a sustainable resource, since it grows rapidly and is easily replenished. Bamboo can be used for flooring, countertops, cutting boards, and even woven into fabrics.
When considering bamboo products from a green perspective, check to see if the manufacturing process and other materials – like adhesives and finishes – are eco-friendly as well.
Watch this video to find out more.
Further Information
- Sustainable Flooring: Bamboo and Cork (article)
- Using Bamboo in Your Home (video)
- Bamboo Flooring (article)
- Environmentally Friendly Countertops and Flooring (video/article)
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Give me a bamboo cane pole, some fishing worms, and a quiet place by the water; and I’m good all day long. I think this is a pretty green use for bamboo, but there are other green uses for bamboo to look at. I’ve seen some beautiful bamboo flooring, countertops, and even bamboo clothing.
Bamboo is considered a green industry because it is a renewable resource that’s growing rapidly. But before you take all the bamboo green-speak at face value, consider the processes it takes to manufacture the products. Are formaldehydes used to bind the bamboo together? What chemicals are used to create a bamboo fabric? Do the harvesting methods destroy surrounding lands?
In other words, buy the bamboo products that really are green, not greenwashed . Make these educated decisions with your bamboo; and, if all else fails, just go fishing!
