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Green Furniture Sustainability – The wood has been grown and harvested using sustainable forests practices. Recycled – Recycled materials (plastics, metals, glass) or renewable materials (bamboo) are used for green furniture. Reclaimed or salvaged – Reclaimed or salvaged lumber or hardware can be used for green furniture. Reducing the need for harvesting new wood or manufacturing new supplies.

Certified Sustainable Wood Forest Steawerdship Council(FSC) and its largest forest certifier the Rainforest Alliace is the most widely used standards sustainably foresty.

Example: Comes from managed forest farms

Made with reclaimed materials Old FurnituresOld Wood Houses Reclaimed woods comes from old furnitures, houses, flawed woods, waste woods from other factories.

Example: Made of 100 percent reclaimed wood.

Why bamboo eco-friendly? Bamboo reaches maturity in 3-5 years. Produced more oxygen. No chemical needed encourage maturation process Less water require than trees.

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Recyled/Recylable Metal and Plastics Recyled materials require less processing and fewer resources. Recycled plastic and metals are always going up in quality thanks to technology.

Example:

Durable and Fixable Lessens the chance that it will end up in the landfill One of the way of easily save your money in the long term In long time can be passed on from person to person

Example: It made from 80% recycled aluminum and producers give life-time guarnteed.

BUY LOCAL A sofa or table that’s been locally crafted has a lower carbon footprint than a piece that has been trucked or shipped over long distances. Buying local will support the local economy, small crafts people, and decrease the environmental cost of shipping.*

This unusual bath mat features three different types of moss that thrives in the moist environment of a bathroom. All that water that drips off your body when you leave the shower could be feeding live moss, which is just squishy enough to provide a super-comfy surface to stand on.

A bench like this could make waiting at a bus stop halfway bearable. It helps to absorb some of those exhaust fumes when the bus finally arrives. This beautiful living bench is an example of a green furniture that can be used for functional structures.

Grass-On Lamp could be an example of a natural interior furniture. Aesthetics look and functionality of the lamp shows that using recycling materials won’t heart the design.

Vege-Table: While grow lights are a great way to maintain an indoor garden, it can be hard to make them fit into the décor of a home. But, this design turns a mini garden into a piece of functioning furniture with the ‘Vege Table’, a coffee table/self-watering planter equipped with lights that can grow lettuce right in your living room with minimal effort.

Folding chairs and tables are made from recyclable paper tube connectors that kids can draw and color on. They can also be exchanged for larger sizes so that the furniture grows with the kids. The colored plastic pieces are made from a plant- based resin that can also be recycled. Inhabitat organization reports that by using paper tubing instead of steel, CO2 emissions for creating the product are reduced by 40%.

Conclusion Green Furniture: Certified sustainable wood Reclaimed materials Recycled/recyclable metal and plastic Durable and fixable Low-toxicity furniture Local materials Lower carbon footprint Healtier internal and external environments Economical enhancement Reduced transportation cost

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