Surface coverings including carbon sequestering materials and methods of making

A carpet or carpet tile comprising

• a half cloth comprising a yarn tufted into a tufting primary fabric and a precoat on the underside of the tufting primary fabric;
• and
• a backing comprising a backing compound comprising
• a binder in an amount from about 8% to about 30% by weight based on the weight of the backing compound and
• a filler in an amount from about 70% to about 92% by weight based on the weight of the backing compound;
• wherein the binder comprises a bio-based ester at a weight percent from about 5% to about 40% by weight and a bio-based oil at a weight percent from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight, both based on the weight of the backing compound;
• wherein the binder comprises from about 90% to 100% bio-based materials, and
• (i) wherein the precoat comprises at least one filler comprising a carbon negative material, or
• (ii) wherein the filler in the backing compound comprises the carbon negative material, and the carbon negative material is present in the backing compound at a weight percent from about 1% to about 15%.