{"id":5297,"date":"2008-09-21T14:30:38","date_gmt":"2008-09-21T19:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/21\/used-furniture-helps-protect-the-environment\/"},"modified":"2008-09-21T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2008-09-21T19:30:38","slug":"used-furniture-helps-protect-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=5297","title":{"rendered":"Used Furniture Helps Protect The Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Red Fielder<\/div>\n

Most people don’t realize how much furniture their office contains. They also don’t consider how much landfill space it would take up if they dumped it. If every office dumped just half of their furniture into the landfills, we would have a serious problem.<\/p>\n

It is vital that we reduce the amount of waste that our landfills absorb each year. It is estimated that over half of all scrap, including furniture, ends up in the dump and does not get recycled. Some people and companies are flat out lazy when it comes to doing the right thing.<\/p>\n

Many companies dump their furniture as soon as it gets dated. Although the furniture may be in good shape, it’s expensive to store it, and not everyone is proactive enough to take the time to find a buyer. Its effect causes more problems than meets the eye. The sad truth<\/a> is that most of this furniture can be recycled.<\/p>\n

If you add new upholstery and replace a wobbly roller you can get a new office chair. Even when you add new laminate surfaces and re-upholster your panels they can look brand new. Without a doubt, using used office furniture can save natural resources and assists in reducing strain on the landfills.<\/p>\n

The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded that 300 million<\/a> tons of used furniture is thrown out every year. From figures based on ten years ago at $32 a ton for dumping, over $100 million can be saved every year. It only takes 40 stations to fill up an entire truck, and just imagine if it was re-used.<\/p>\n

For every one pound of natural resources spent on refurbishing furniture, up to five pounds can be saved. For each workstation that is saved from the landfill, over 800 pounds of waste and scrap can be saved. Besides the large savings, using used furniture becomes a no brainer.<\/p>\n

There are many different types of used office furniture available in the market. Generally, when people imagine used office furniture, they think of hollow and scrap items. While those would surely fall into this group, refurbished and re-manufactured office furniture is quite different.<\/p>\n

Refurbishing and re-manufacturing normally includes repairing structural damages. For example, the broken arm of a chair or a table. Refurbishing and re-manufacturing also includes giving a refreshing look to the used furniture.<\/p>\n

The process can be broken down to a science. The bottom line is that it can save the end user a ton of money. You get what you pay for in life, but the first owner<\/a> is the one who usually pays for most of it.<\/p>\n

If you have struggled with the cost of new office furniture, then you might consider buying used office furniture. Used office furniture can definitely help you manage costs easily.<\/p>\n

You can benefit a lot, from purchasing used office furniture. Not only does it help you in saving lots of money, but it also keeps the environment green. So next time if you are looking to purchase office furniture, consider opting in for used.<\/p>\n

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