RightGreen – Furniture Waste | The UK's Furniture Waste Problem

RightGreen | Furniture Recycling | Furniture Upcycling

RightGreen | Furniture Recycling | Tonnes of waste thrown each year

The Issue

Around only 17% of disposed furniture is recycled in the UK, this is making a significant contribution to our Carbon footprint.

Not only is this creating a landfill issue, it’s also affecting your pocket directly through higher taxes to pay for extra resources. We waste thousands of tonnes of perfectly useable furniture, why aren’t we recycling?

The Numbers

It takes up to 1000x more CO2 to produce new furniture as opposed to refurbishing, yet people are still choosing to throw away the old and buy new.

Recent investigations by the Waste & Resources Action Programme shows that, “The environmental benefits of reusing one tonne of sofas are the same as recycling one tonne of plastics.”

What Can We Do To Stop It?

Taking small steps to ensure your furniture doesn’t go in the skip is the best thing to help build a circular economy & ultimately reduce unnecessary waste going to landfill. Find out more about how we can all ensure we’re doing our bit to reduce Carbon emissions.

Quality Over Quantity

Whilst it may be more affordable to buy flat pack furniture from big name brands, it goes a long way to buy a higher quality product.

The framing of the furniture be better built, the materials used on the exterior will be higher quality meaning it’ll be less likely to wear through and be thrown away in a few months time.

Services

Keep Your Labels!

By law, all furniture sold in the UK has to have a label showing that it is fire resistant to a degree. When people buy new sofas, they tend to remove the labels rendering the furniture useless as charities are unable to resell.

By preserving these labels, you are enabling a charity to extend the life cycle of your unwanted items.

Reupholstery

Upcycle

Upcycling is quickly becoming the popular alternative when it comes to what to do with old furniture, you can completely transform any item and make it look brand new without creating further waste.

Why would you replace your furniture when you can upcycle it instead, save yourself money and save the environment on piece at a time.

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Donation

Donating furniture is a great way to reduce your Carbon footprint.

Through RightGreen, you can choose for your furniture to be listed on an online portal where charities & organisations can access and request items.

Marketplace

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Not sure which of our services are best suited for you?

Contact us directly! We have a dedicated team ready to help you choose the next step. Choose a supplier with a proven track record of improving sustainability.

Speak to Us

Before your business sends its unwanted furniture to landfill, give us a call…

We can collect, reuse, rework & recycle your unloved items giving it a new lease of life, boost your Green credentials & make the right choice for our planet – all whilst helping to save money and avoid unnecessary landfill taxes.