7 Brands Making Stylish PVC Free Resilient Flooring

At Source, sustainability and transparency of material ingredients are part of our core mission, and we're really excited about all of the companies making PVC free options.

What is PVC and what does “PVC free” mean?

PVC stands for polyvinyl chloride or vinyl. This ingredient is found in products such as vinyl, luxury vinyl tile, vinyl composition tile, sheet vinyl, etc. Vinyl is a man made chemical that studies have shown releases dioxins that are persistent in the environment. There are also life cycle implications of PVC as it has a high chlorine content and phthalates, and it's very difficult to recycle.

Thus, PVC-free products are specifically products that do not contain polyvinyl chloride. Their ingredients vary and can range from alternative chemical compositions, to bio-based products. Some will work best in low traffic areas, and some will perform equal or better than vinyl even in high traffic areas. Many of these products are available in both plank and tile options. And a high percentage of them have Declare labels and are Red-List Free, or contain recycled content in addition to being PVC free.

You can view the particulars of each product in the specification details on the product page:

There are numerous resilient flooring companies that have added PVC free alternatives to vinyl to their resilient flooring options, and we've highlighted 7 them below: