Mad Mats!
These cool rugs, called Mad mats, are not only made from recycled plastic, they are inexpensive too! And since they’re made from plastic, you can use them on your patio, porch, or deck, or in the garden, or even in a kids’ room (or college dorm). To clean, just hose off!
Starre Vartan
Starre Vartan is founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick.com and the author of the Eco-Chick Guide to Life. She's also a freelance science and environment writer who has published in National Geographic, CNN, Scientific American, Mental Floss, Pacific Standard, the NRDC, and many more. She lives on an island in Puget Sound with her partner and black cat. She was a geologist in her first career, and still picks up rocks wherever she goes.
