According to the EPA, 57 million tons of durable goods waste is generated in the USA each year. Furniture waste accounts for 21% of that total. Unfortunately, 65% of total durable goods waste goes to the landfill. Even more concerning is that 80% of furniture waste ends up in the landfill.
When a corporation was refurbishing multiple office buildings, they stripped everything down to the floorboards. This resulted in about 12,000 power strips that were no longer needed. Already plugged into the FRS reuse program, the client offered up these quality items.
[Carlsbad, CA]—April 21, 2021—Furniture Reuse Solutions, a business specializing in sustainability services, is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women’s Business Enterprise Council – West, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).
If you ever wondered what good could come from unneeded school furniture, this news clip from Jordan will show you.
Jordan faces an extreme refugee situation, with the influx putting a strain on their healthcare infrastructure. Working with FRS, Helping Hand for Relief and Development, an international humanitarian organization, sponsored shipments of furniture from California to Al Bashir Hospitals in Amman, Jordan.
This is an unusual story that we do not want to be relegated to the dustbin of reuse history. Imagine for the moment that you are a warehouse manager for a large corporation. Major refurbishment projects on your campus resulted in 16,000 surplus wastebaskets sent to the warehouse.