{"id":252677,"date":"2024-06-17T20:50:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/11-best-sustainable-fair-trade-rugs-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T00:04:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T00:04:38","slug":"11-best-sustainable-fair-trade-rugs-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.republicofgreen.com\/11-best-sustainable-fair-trade-rugs-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Best Sustainable Fair Trade Rugs (2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Just like fashion has been overrun by fast fashion, home goods and furniture have similarly seen a rapid decline in quality. Rugs are no exception.<\/p>\n<p>And similar to fashion, these cheap goods <em>come at a high cost <\/em>\u2014 namely, to the planet and to people. In fact carpet and rug production is rampant with child labor and trafficked labor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, <strong>fair trade rugs present the best of what a rug can bring to your home: <em>artistry, craftsmanship, and heritage.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The brands featured in this guide are partnering with (and fairly paying!)\u00a0skilled artisans who are using generations-old \u2014\u00a0and sometimes even centuries-old \u2014 techniques. These artisans are sustaining long lines of crafts, preserving their cultural diversity, and celebrating the richness of their time-honored crafts.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s simply no replacement for a timeless, quality artisan-made rug \u2014 they\u2019re like pieces of art you&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consciouslifeandstyle.com\/ethical-fair-trade-rugs\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=ethical-fair-trade-rugs\"target=\"_blank\">Read the full article originally published at www.consciouslifeandstyle.com.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just like fashion has been overrun by fast fashion, home goods and furniture have similarly seen a rapid decline in quality. Rugs are no exception. And similar to fashion, these cheap goods come at a high cost \u2014 namely, to the planet and to people. 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