Choose environmentally friendly outdoor furniture and accessories
Look for outdoor furniture made from plastic composites or FSCNonprofit organization that promotes forestry practices that are sustainable from environmental and social standpoints; FSC certification on a wood product is an indicator that the wood came from a well-managed forest.-certified wood.
The majority of outdoor furniture sold today is made from virgin plastic. But give outdoor furniture the same consideration you would decking. Greener options include furnishings made from FSCForest Stewardship Council. An independent, nonprofit organization that promotes responsible forest management through the use of a third-party certification process. FSC certification includes a chain-of-custody requirement that tracks sustainability of wood products from growth to end use.-certified wood or composites made from wood and recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE). Stainless steel grills are especially weather hardy.
Learn more in the Green Building Encyclopedia:
Learn more in the Green Product Guide:
Further Resources
Sustainable Residential Interiors, Foster/Stelmack/Hindman, Associates III.
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