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]]> By: Martin http://plasticless.com/2009/07/11/plastic-chairs-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-1432 Martin Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:06:58 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=726#comment-1432 Greg, I agree with you on several fronts. I have wrung my hands about various wooden alternatives and recommend that my readers look for locally made stuff, preferably stuff made from reclaimed wood. Back in Canada, I had a neighbour that built Adirondack chairs to order. The wood was milled locally. The Forest Stewardship Council certification is meant to assure consumers that the wood is harvested responsibly, it doesn't address the environmental impact of manufacturing at all. As green consumers become more educated about the details, there may be a need for some kind of certification that reviews every part of the process of getting a product to the marketplace. Greg, I agree with you on several fronts. I have wrung my hands about various wooden alternatives and recommend that my readers look for locally made stuff, preferably stuff made from reclaimed wood. Back in Canada, I had a neighbour that built Adirondack chairs to order. The wood was milled locally.

The Forest Stewardship Council certification is meant to assure consumers that the wood is harvested responsibly, it doesn’t address the environmental impact of manufacturing at all. As green consumers become more educated about the details, there may be a need for some kind of certification that reviews every part of the process of getting a product to the marketplace.

]]> By: Greg Koski http://plasticless.com/2009/07/11/plastic-chairs-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-1430 Greg Koski Sun, 12 Jul 2009 14:00:44 +0000 http://plasticless.com/?p=726#comment-1430 It amazes me that people will automatically assume a wooden product is better environmentally than a plastic one. First, that one is foreign made and I know many chairs are US made. Tree to wood processes are notoriously 'dirty' and one, local plastics chair may have a significantly smaller carbon footprint than a foreign made, multi -part, overseas shipped wooden product. Don't assume, you know? ps; The wooden chairs ARE much nicer than the plastic ones. It amazes me that people will automatically assume a wooden product is better environmentally than a plastic one. First, that one is foreign made and I know many chairs are US made. Tree to wood processes are notoriously ‘dirty’ and one, local plastics chair may have a significantly smaller carbon footprint than a foreign made, multi -part, overseas shipped wooden product. Don’t assume, you know? ps; The wooden chairs ARE much nicer than the plastic ones.

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