Greenest of the Green

Cellulose Insulation is the Greenest of the Green

Weather Blanket Insulation wants you to know that while some may debate the question of global warming, it is common sense to use products that have less impact on the environment. Insulation, by its very nature, is environmentally friendly by decreasing the amount of energy used to heat and cool a building. But don’t be fooled into thinking all insulating materials are equal. There is plenty of “green-washing” that takes place to make products look more beneficial to the environment than they are.

Cellulose insulation is one of the greenest products in the world. Made from a renewable natural resource that diverts waste from landfills, Cellulose insulation not only limits greenhouse gas emissions during manufacturing but also prevents waste paper from releasing environmentally harmful gases as it decomposes.

If all the paper currently being put into landfills was converted to cellulose insulation, it would save approximately 7,030,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. That is the equivalent of taking all the cars off the road in New Mexico and Nevada every year.*

*Sources: National Auto Dealers Association; Paper Industry Assoc. Council 2006; EPA