In reality, we tend to check where our food, clothes and perhaps cosmetics come from and what ingredients or materials were used, far more often than our furniture. This should not be the case, especially when it comes to garden furniture, given the amount of wooden material used in garden furniture in an age of diminishing forests. Rawgarden (http://www.rawgarden.co.uk), the leading online retailer of garden furniture and accessories, urges you to ask: “How green is your garden furniture?”
A good deal of garden furniture is made from some sort of wood: from picnic tables, garden benches and tables to sun loungers and garden parasols. Consider the words of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC): “Every year an area half the size of the UK is cleared of natural forests: temperate and tropical, North and South and on every continent. These forests, which once covered half of the planet, are irreplaceable and their loss has profound economic, social and environmental impacts…The products of this illegal trade can be found throughout the UK, from building sites to private homes. We think this is unacceptable and we exist to make sure people can buy timber and wood products with the confidence that they are contributing towards safeguarding the world’s forests.”
It can be difficult to work out the origins of your existing garden furniture when asking yourself how green it is. Simpler then to follow the FSC’s advice and buy all your future garden furniture from a company with an FSC Chain of Custody certification;
Rawgarden is committed to using sustainable timber from managed plantations and, wherever possible, FSC certified wood. On the comprehensive and easy-to-use Rawgarden website, you can clearly see products made from FSC certified wood: simply look for the FSC’s “tick tree” logo and you’ll know that purchasing that product will not contribute to the destruction of the world’s forests. Rawgarden not only stocks a wide range of top-brand FSC certified products, but also designs and manufactures its own-brand range of furniture and equipment that also proudly boasts FSC logos - further commitment of the company’s green ethos.
Considering the environment need not mean compromising on quality or style. Rawgarden is equally committed to maintaining the highest of standards when it comes to its range of products as it is to its green policy. This means products that are always stylish and attractive whilst meeting exacting standards of quality when it comes to design and manufacture. Choose Rawgarden for your garden furniture and you can rest assured that you are getting the best when it comes to style, design, materials, quality and the environment. Find out more at www.rawgarden.co.uk.
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