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Since I am always perusing Craigslist for free stuff, it is amazing how many people offer free pallets. It got me wondering what happens to all those pallets? Then I came across a great piece on 13 Creative Ways [...]
There are many places you can get reclaimed wood. The trend is for most construction/demolition companies is to resell the wood. Many of the below listed companies also BUY wood, so if you have an old barn you want to get rid of, consider selling the wood to a local contractor or Lumberyard.
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Top Eco Friendly, Green Carpets
1. Anton Carpet Fiber : Nylon Carpet using at least 90% post consumer wast.
2.) Carousel Carpets: Utilizes Green and recycled materials
3.) Clayton Miller: Wool Carpets
4.) Green Floors: Has a wide variety of flooring options
5.) Interface: Leed certified
6.) Fibreworks: Natural Fiber floor coverings
7.) FLOR: Dealer locator on website. Carpet squares. Some advantages of [...]
As I was researching carpet statistics, I came across these amazing facts from Color Your Carpet” Carpet replacement is costly. Discarded carpet is becoming a multi-million dollar property liability. Predictions are that landfill charges will likely double every 5 years or so now. Actual cost of new carpet is still far less inflated that almost any [...]
Wood Waste Generated by Economic Region (based on information in draft SRREs)
Source
Economic Region
Tons of Wood Waste Generated
Tons of Wood Waste Disposed
Tons of Wood Waste Diverted
1. North Coast
25,551
15,611
9,940
2. Northeast
33,850
32,392
1,458
3. Sacramento
183,583
158,972
24,611
4. S.F. Bay Area
834,375
654,855
179,520
5. San Joaquin Valley
351,511
338,168
13,343
6. Central Coast
95,298
84,781
10,517
7. L.A. Area
1,640,774
1,504,663
136,111
8. Inland Empire
334,080
284,573
49,567
9. San Diego Area
298,633
276,230
22,403
State Total
3,797,655
3,350,185
447,470
Note that 65 percent of the urban wood waste entering the municipal [...]