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Office Furniture Recycling & Re-purposing
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Furniture recycling 7 As part of our sustainability programme we have been involved in recycling, repurposing, and
Environmental Policy
donating office furniture for many years
Office Furniture Recycling Solutions (OFRS) is our internal recycling and re-manufacturing
As a growing business, we recognise We have established mechanisms
department. One of the services offered to our business partners is the removal and disposal of
that the pursuit of economic growth to identify and quantify the
redundant furniture to ensure products don’t end up at landfill sites. We offers customers the
and a healthy environment must be significance of the company’s
opportunity to coordinate with our furniture and delivery services so unwanted office furniture
closely linked, and that ecological environmental impacts.
is removed and brought back to our premises.
protection and sustainable development
are everyone’s responsibility. We are
Similarly, mechanisms have
been established to identify
committed to conducting our operations
and subsequently review
Donating
Recycling
in compliance with all existing environmental legislation and applicable
environmental objectives and targets within an Environmental
For furniture still in a reasonable condition For furniture beyond repair, we will break down
industry environmental standards. Improvement Programme.
or requiring minimal fixing and re-work, we will donate in the local community, supporting local charities, schools, non- profit organisations and start-ups with free office furniture for them to use.
Re-purposing
For furniture in need a bit of work, but too good to dispose of, we have a team of skilled furniture makers who specialise in updating and re-working the product for it to be re-used, possibly modernising the product and changing the aesthetic.
the product and recycle the various materials. Office furniture is typically made up of wooden panels, metals fixings, plastics, fabrics and foams, all of which can be recycled supporting a circular economy.
Office Furniture
Recycling Solutions
a division of dams
We also work with Homeserve to repair and clean our soft seating products on site where possible to limit parts being sent to landfill.
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