Green Tip #12 - Select refurbished, recycled or eco-friendly furniture and building materials
By Eugene on May 13, 2008 in Featured
Buy refurbished or second-hand furniture that are repaired and cleaned to look like new furniture. This helps to reduce the amount of old furniture sent for disposal. Or choose furniture and building materials made from recycled wood such as tables, chairs, doors and flooring.
You can also select furniture and building materials made of eco-friendly bamboo or wood sourced from sustainable forests such as those certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), which helps to reduce the rate of deforestation.
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Adrian | May 20, 2008 | Reply
Hey! Thanks for the great advice about buy refurbished furniture…what a great idea! I was browsing through a bunch of green websites and blogs and I came across yours and found it very interesting. There are a bunch of others I like too, like the daily green, ecorazzi and earthlab.com. I especially like EarthLab.com’s carbon calculator (http://www.earthlab.com/signupprofile/). I find it really easy to use (it doesn’t make me feel guilty after I take it). Are there any others you would recommend? Can you drop me a link to your favorites (let me know if they are the same as mine).
Eco Flooring | Jun 19, 2008 | Reply
Great mention of the FSA certification… it’s the only way you can know for sure whether it’s truly environmentally friendly. This web page goes through some specs about credible certifications… http://ecotimber.com/info/eco.asp
Star Bamboo | Jun 19, 2008 | Reply
Hi Eugene,
Thanks for helping to raise awareness of bamboo flooring.
Just a note regarding the FSC: it’s intended for timber and not really relevant to bamboo flooring yet.
So consumers should ask their suppliers for the relevant local certification and test reports, to ensure that their bamboo is harvested in a sustainable fashion.