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A lounge chair using reclaimed wood. Reclaimed lumber is processed wood retrieved from its original application for purposes of subsequent use. Most reclaimed lumber comes from timbers and decking rescued from old barns, factories and warehouses, although some companies use wood from less traditional structures such as boxcars, coal mines and wine barrels.
Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic material – a natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin that resists compression. Wood is sometimes defined as only the secondary xylem in the stems of trees, [1] or more broadly ...
Timber recycling. Timber recycling or wood recycling is the process of turning waste timber into usable products. Recycling timber is a practice that was popularized in the early 1990s as issues such as deforestation and climate change prompted both timber suppliers and consumers to turn to a more sustainable timber source.
The Reclaimed Wood Council was a trade association that promoted reclaimed wood from old buildings or from logs reclaimed from rivers. The Council was formed in May 2003 and dissolved in January 2008. [ 1][ 2][ 3][ 4]
Natural and recycled carpet. There are carpets which are sustainable, using natural fibers such as cotton, sisal, wool, jute and coconut husk. Handmade Citapore rugs include a wide range of sustainable flooring material as these rugs are generally made from cotton (both virgin and recycled), jute, rayon and cotton chennile.
Reclaim, reclaimed, reclaimer, reclaiming or reclamation means "to get something back". It may refer to: Land reclamation, creating new land from oceans, riverbeds, or lake beds. Dedesertification, reversing of the land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions. Mine reclamation, restoring land that has been mined to a usable state.
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Recycling can be carried out on various raw materials. Recycling is an important part of creating more sustainable economies, reducing the cost and environmental impact of raw materials. Not all materials are easily recycled, and processing recyclable into the correct waste stream requires considerable energy.