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lördag 23 januari 2010

Green Office Furniture - A New Approach Towards A Greener Planet

By Tammy Harris

With shocking increase in levels of pollution and depletion of forest resources, people are increasingly becoming eco-friendly with a tremendous zeal. Making use of green office furniture is one of the newest steps in this respect and it can go a long way in developing an environment friendly business.

One way of unburdening the load on the environment is to opt for modular offices. Such an office requires a lot less material and hence helps protect trees. Modular offices save not only the trees but also the funds that a business has to invest for a new office. Modular offices are much inexpensive than the normal offices and as the space they occupy is smaller, the rent comes out to be lesser too.

Used or recycled furniture installed in offices also greatly helps in conserving the rapidly depleting natural resources. This type of furniture normally requires only small changes and suits the needs of most offices comfortably. The uncertain economic climate has brought a lot of firms to the brink of bankruptcy and they are selling off their furniture at meagre prices, and this yields a big opportunity for new businesses. The mineral and forest resources of the planet are preserved by the use of used furniture, without having to make any compromises in terms of quality.

Even new furniture can be as environment friendly as used one if you are conscious of some aspects before making a purchase. The new furniture must be made of recyclable materials and must be of local make so that the transportation does not result in serious emissions from vehicles.

Only those foams that are CFC free must have been used in the furniture, as the release of these harmful chemicals cause further depletion of the already thinning ozone layer. The wood for the furniture must have come from trees, which can be replanted and grown quickly, thus reducing the harm to the jungles. Lastly, you must be economical and buy only the minimum furniture that would satisfy your needs.

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