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Gaiam's Flip-Flop doormat keeps shoes out of landfills.
I prefer the "shoes off" approach when someone enters my home as a failsafe way to keep shoe crud out of my house. But there is something welcoming about a doormat.
Organic Gardening magazine highlights some made of recycled materials like wood, rubber and even flip flops in their May issue:
Wood and rubber doormat from www.thegardener.com, $40.
Recycled tire doormat from www.lehmans.com, $20.
Flip-Flop doormat from www.gaiam.com, $28.
I can't go without mentioning that the EPA has found levels of several organic pollutants to be 2 to 5 times higher inside homes than outside and that wiping feet on a doormat can reduce lead on a typical carpet by a factor of six. Did I mention that I'm not a fan of carpet, either? That's another post for another day...
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