Finding eco-friendly furniture may be easier than you think. I was doing research for a column and came across this resource. Check out The Forest Stewardship Council's (FSC) website. According to the site, this is what the FSC is "Driven in part by the failure of an intergovernmental process to agree on a global forest compact, and the compelling question — what is sustainable forestry? — loggers, foresters, environmentalists, and sociologists came together in the first General Assembly to form the FSC in 1993."
They have a database of retailers who sell items with the FSC label. The label indicates that the wood is made from recycled or sustainable wood, thus good for the environment. I was surprised to see so many well known retailers listed like Crate and Barrel, Lowe's, Pier 1, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, Walmart, etc. It was kind of a pleasant surprise.
I was curious if I went to these sites how easy it would be to find items with the FSC label. I did a test on Pottery Barn and came up with this:
The FSC encourages us to look for and ask for the FSC label when shopping to help encourage retailers and manufacturers to offer more FSC-certified products. Sounds good to me, how 'bout you?
~MB
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