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As a consumer, you have several options available to you when selecting office furniture. Here’s a brief description of the different types of product on the market:
Recycled Office Furniture
Recycled office furniture is a term often used for any post-consumer office furniture that has been diverted out of the solid waste stream and back into the market with or without repairs. As a general term, this includes, remanufactured, refurbished, and re-used (as-is/used) office furniture, all of which are being used again.
Remanufactured Office Furniture
Remanufactured office furniture is recycled office furniture that has had value added to the product. Products are completely disassembled, parts are inspected, cleaned, repaired or replaced, reassembled and refinished to “like new” conditions, and returned to the market for sale.
Refurbished Office Furniture
Refurbished office furniture is recycled office furniture that has had value added to the product by being “touched-up” or cosmetically improved and then returned to the market for sale.
Reused Office Furniture
Reused, “used”, or “as-is” office furniture is recycled office furniture that has been returned to the market for sale without repair or improvement to its appearance.
New Office Furniture
New office furniture is purchased from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for resale to your company. It is composed entirely of OEM parts. The parts are made mostly of raw materials (natural resources) that have not been used before, although some manufacturer’s components may have recycled content. |
