| Recycling is now a common custom in many homes | | | | banishing old furniture to the dregs of dumpsters or the |
| and businesses across America. Newspaper, glass, | | | | solitude of storage. The EPA estimates that |
| aluminum and plastic are all disposable materials that | | | | businesses trash approximately 3 million tons of |
| find their way back into the production cycle, saving | | | | furniture a year, with a disposal cost of almost $100 |
| our society much needed resources and peace of | | | | million. Every 40 cubicles that are re-manufactured |
| mind. But many consumers are uninformed of other | | | | keeps one tractor-trailer load of furniture out of the |
| alternative products that can be recycled, such as | | | | landfill. Recycling furniture not only benefits the |
| office furniture. Most office furniture endures a long life | | | | environment, but it benefits your budget. |
| span, but typically get replaced before they get worn | | | | Today, recycling worn office furniture diverts its out of |
| down or outdated. Instead of replacing the fabric or | | | | the landfill and into the consumer markets by |
| restoring the color, offices administer a face-lift by | | | | remanufacturing, refurbishing and restoring it to |
