Do You Know We Can Recycle Your Used Office Furniture?
When your office furniture reaches the end of its life, it doesn’t have to end up in a landfill. Through our furniture recycling scheme, every item is dismantled, sorted, and recycled — for maximum sustainability and zero waste.
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We are pleased to announce our partnership with the re.think recycling scheme.
What is the re.think programme?
re.think Furniture Recycling is a major part of the re.think sustainable solutions scheme, providing access to a collection and recycling service for our customers as a simple, sustainable solution for the disposal of old or unwanted office furniture at a fraction of the cost usually associated with waste management.
How does re.think work?
We can arrange the collection of any piece of office furniture, taking the hassle out of disposing of old or broken items and ultimately helping you to reduce your carbon footprint.
What happens to our office furniture?
Through the furniture recycling scheme, every item can be avoided from landfill. Collected furniture is returned to the re.think depot, dismantled, sorted, and fully recycled. Each material is separated to maximise recyclability — and re.think manages the entire process for you.
What furniture can be recycled?
Desking and tables
Drawer units
Task/conference chairs
Soft seating (per seat)
Steel storage
Wooden storage
Screens
How is the waste recycled?
For efficient recycling, each product is dismantled, and the materials are segregated into the following five groups. Below are some examples of what happens to each material recovered: Where possible, materials are then sent to be processed back into raw materials, then reused in the manufacturing of new products.
Wood - Board types are segregated and recycled into other products or used as green energy. Wood can be chipped or shredded and used as mulch or in composite materials. High-quality wood can be reclaimed and reused directly in other furniture or construction projects.
Metals - Metal materials are separated and can be recycled many times over. Metals are sorted by type (e.g. steel, aluminium), cleaned, and melted down. The metals can then be
remade into products such as cans and containers, or construction materials.
Plastics - Plastics are identified and separated according to their unique number, as per the Plastics Industry Association’s coding system, to prevent cross-contamination and the ensuing waste. Next in the process, they are shredded into smaller pieces, melted, and reformed into pellets. The pellets are used to produce new products, including some office furniture components, office supplies, or recycled bottles and containers.
Fabrics - Fabric is segregated into vinyl, synthetic and wool and shredded into fibres. These fibres can be respun into yarn or matted into nonwoven fabrics. They can be used for acoustic panels or as new textiles for upholstery and clothing.
Foam - Foam is returned to our foam supplier on a closed-loop recycle chain, where it's ground into small pieces, rebonded into new foam products, or melted and reformed. It can become cushioning materials for packaging or rebonded foam for furniture cushions.
Are there any documents or reports to support this?
Yes, on completion of a recycling order, you will receive a re.think recycling report highlighting the number of items you have saved from landfill and the CO2 savings achieved from this process.
Don’t let your old furniture go to waste—re.think and renew your office today!
We are pleased to announce our partnership with the re.think recycling scheme.
What is the re.think programme?
re.think Furniture Recycling is a major part of the re.think sustainable solutions scheme, providing access to a collection and recycling service for our customers as a simple, sustainable solution for the disposal of old or unwanted office furniture at a fraction of the cost usually associated with waste management.
How does re.think work?
We can arrange the collection of any piece of office furniture, taking the hassle out of disposing of old or broken items and ultimately helping you to reduce your carbon footprint.
What happens to our office furniture?
Through the furniture recycling scheme, every item can be avoided from landfill. Collected furniture is returned to the re.think depot, dismantled, sorted, and fully recycled. Each material is separated to maximise recyclability — and re.think manages the entire process for you.
What furniture can be recycled?
Desking and tables
Drawer units
Task/conference chairs
Soft seating (per seat)
Steel storage
Wooden storage
Screens
How is the waste recycled?
For efficient recycling, each product is dismantled, and the materials are segregated into the following five groups. Below are some examples of what happens to each material recovered: Where possible, materials are then sent to be processed back into raw materials, then reused in the manufacturing of new products.
Wood - Board types are segregated and recycled into other products or used as green energy. Wood can be chipped or shredded and used as mulch or in composite materials. High-quality wood can be reclaimed and reused directly in other furniture or construction projects.
Metals - Metal materials are separated and can be recycled many times over. Metals are sorted by type (e.g. steel, aluminium), cleaned, and melted down. The metals can then be
remade into products such as cans and containers, or construction materials.
Plastics - Plastics are identified and separated according to their unique number, as per the Plastics Industry Association’s coding system, to prevent cross-contamination and the ensuing waste. Next in the process, they are shredded into smaller pieces, melted, and reformed into pellets. The pellets are used to produce new products, including some office furniture components, office supplies, or recycled bottles and containers.
Fabrics - Fabric is segregated into vinyl, synthetic and wool and shredded into fibres. These fibres can be respun into yarn or matted into nonwoven fabrics. They can be used for acoustic panels or as new textiles for upholstery and clothing.
Foam - Foam is returned to our foam supplier on a closed-loop recycle chain, where it's ground into small pieces, rebonded into new foam products, or melted and reformed. It can become cushioning materials for packaging or rebonded foam for furniture cushions.
Are there any documents or reports to support this?
Yes, on completion of a recycling order, you will receive a re.think recycling report highlighting the number of items you have saved from landfill and the CO2 savings achieved from this process.
Don’t let your old furniture go to waste—re.think and renew your office today!
