Green Outdoor Furniture

Make your green environment greener with eco-friendly outdoor furniture like coffee tables, benches, ottomans, rocking chairs, swings, footrests, garden chairs, etc. Eco-friendly furniture uses environmentally safe materials and processes during manufacturing by conserving, reusing and recycling natural resources responsibly.

Here is a guide to green outdoor furniture.

• Eco-friendly outdoor furniture comes from easily renewable natural sources like bamboo, corn, coconut, hemp, natural latex, cork and other recycled fibers. These materials are durable and fairly resistant to mildew and mold. They lend to any kind of styling or crafting. Unlike wood, they are easy to grow in abundance and replenish.

• Conventionally harvested wood indiscriminately depletes forests and natural resources. So care must be exercised when you look for wooden outdoor furniture. You can get eco-friendly outdoor furniture made from consciously harvested wood. Wooden furniture certified with Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label uses wood harvested through eco-friendly forest practices. Some manufacturers plant trees to compensate for their consumption of wood. EcoTimber provides plenty of information on eco-friendly wood certification.

• Post-consumer recycled wood is a good raw material for outdoor furniture. It is obtained from construction materials recovered from old buildings. Post-industry recycled wood obtained from industrial wastes like saw-dust may also be used in making green outdoor furniture.

• Wood-plastic composite (WPC) is a recycled material made from a mix of pre or post-consumer and post-industry wood and recycled plastic like polyethylene. Garden benches and outdoor tables made from this type of material are very durable because they tolerate dampness better than wood. Outdoor furniture made purely from recycled plastic is another green and relatively inexpensive option.

• Manufacturers of eco-friendly outdoor furniture generally employ safe adhesives, sealants and dyes in their materials.

You can go green with your outdoor furniture without sacrificing style and elegance. You can get product ideas and price estimates for your green outdoor furniture at online sellers like Viesso, Green Design and Eco-furniture.

Remember that green products not only benefit your family but they also benefit laborers who manufacture them and the entire environment. When you plan to discard your outdoor furniture, donate it so that it can be reused.