Recycle Service & Office Clearance
We are bulk buyers of second-hand or surplus office furniture, We offer furniture recycling service and actively look for quality second-hand furniture.
Our recycle service policy stipulates that no furniture goes to landfill and we currently recycle up to 95% of all used furniture acquisitions. Any items we are unable to refurbish are disposed of via accredited recycling plants. As part of our recycling service, any unusable furniture can be quoted for removal and disposal on behalf of our customers.
New Government Recycling Legislation
From the 1st of January 2023, the regulation comes into force to safely dispose of any upholstered furniture which has reached the end of its natural life. The legislation applies to both businesses and domestic situations.
From this date on, upholstered furniture cannot be disposed of safely in general waste or landfills, and should be treated differently from general waste. As a result, the items can’t be recycled, reused, or repurposed. It is safer to dispose of these soft furnishings by incineration instead.
Items containing Persistent Organic Pollutants include:
- Sofas, sofa beds, armchairs, futons
- Kitchen, bedroom, and dining room chairs
- Footstools
- Office chairs, upholstered garden chairs
- Bean bags, floor cushions and sofa cushions
So Leaving your old office upholstered furniture outside as part of your general waste will prevent your waste disposal company from collecting these items.
When these items are not disposed of properly, they could contain Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) that are harmful to wildlife, the environment, and humans. EPA investigations have revealed that foam of upholstered seating and textiles that can come into contact with the foam contain POPs and other hazardous chemicals.
Your business should:
1. Assume any item of upholstered furniture may contain POPs unless it can be demonstrated otherwise
2. Segregate any upholstered items from all other types of waste – do not contaminate the other waste types with this material
3. Where possible remove affected POP materials from non-affected materials
4. Notify your waste management company of the material to be collected.
The New Legislation can be found here – Gov.Uk
If you would like to discuss how you can get dispose of your office furniture please don’t hesitate to contact us.