The Upside of Used Furniture

THE UPSIDE OF USED FURNITURE SPENDING SMARI WITH OFFICE FURNITURE EXPO MORE OFFICE FURNITURE FOR LESS MONEY QUALITY PRODUCTS GREAT SELECTION Americans spend over $11 billion on office furniture each year • Minor wear, major discounts • Inventory changes daily 18,000 sq. ft. of clearance and used furniture in our 100,000 sq. ft. facility GOING GREEN SAVE THE TREES The amount of wood and paper thrown away each day is enough to heat 137,800 HOMES for 20 YEARS STRAIGHT 63 MILLION METRIC TONS 17% OF WOOD IS SENT 63 TO LANDFILLS EACH YEAR MILLION METRIC TONS = OF THE WASTE IN U.S. LANDFILLS 43% 57% RECYCLABLE noN-RECYCLABLE 47% OF ALL MANUFACTURED MATERIALS IN THE U.S. ARE WOOD %3D PRODUCTS U.S. PRODUCT 40% HIGHER PRODUCTION RATE IN LAST 50 YEARS 33% OF THE WORLD'S WOOD IS USED BY U.S. CONSUMERS 33% LOWER ENERGY USE AND EMISSIONS 900 LBS. OF CO EMISSIONS to produce one 4 drawer lateral metal filing cabinet weighing 150'lbs. 400 LBS. OF CO EMISSIONS 755 LBS. OF CO EMISSIONS to produce 1 plastic and fabric chair weighing 50 lbs. to produce 1 wood desk weighing 150 lbs. REDUCE WASTE 8.8 MILLION TONS OF USABLE OFFICE EQUIPMENT SENT TO LANDFILLS EACH YEAR 8.8 MILLION TONS 34% IS FURNITURE - THATS 6,000,000,000 POUNDS! %3D PROTECT THE ENUIRONMENT 90% OF WORLDS PLANTS AND ANIMALS LIVE IN FORESTS 80% OF OLD-GROWTH TREES HAVE BEEN RAZED 39.5 MILLION ACRES OF TREES ARE CUT DOWN EACH YEAR SHOP AT OFFICE FURNITURE EXPO 90% + OF ALL MATERIALS ENTER FACILITY ARE 90%+ RECYCLED PER MONTH: • 75 pallets • 125 lbs. of paper • 150 lbs. of plastic 250 lbs. of Styrofoam • 400 lbs. of metal • 400 pieces of used furniture • 6,000 lbs. of cardboard 11,280,000 POUNDS OF USED FURNITURE RECYCLED SO FAR 26 That's 26 pounds for every person in the city of Atlanta! %3D LBS 226 PIECES OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT RECYCLED SO FAR 15,528,969 LBS. OF CONSUMER, OFFICE, AND FURNITURE WASTE RECYCLED SINCE 1981 INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY OFFICE OFFICE EXPO ATLANTA FURNITURE EXPO www.officefurnitureexpoatlanta.com SOURCES http://www.cobizmag.com/articles/how-to-keep-old-office-furniture-out-of-landfills http://www.apawood.org/level_b.cfm?content=srv_env_focts http://www.lowimpactliving.com/pages/newsletters/newsletter-sust-furniture http://www.greenwaste.com/recycling-stats http://www.livestrong.com/articlo/153810 facts-about wood-recycling/ http://www.pbd.org/our_green_story.html http://www.squidoo.com/sustainable-wood-furniture http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/learn-to-find-eco-friendly-wood-furniture.htm http://www.woodworkingnework.com/articles/wood-industry-reports/184364451.html https://wiki.colby.edu/display/orientation2008/Energy+of+stuff