Eco-Friendly Furniture
Sugarland Learning Academy is proud to use eco™ Furniture. Most of our furniture is made from recycled materials with superior strength and will in turn be easy for us to recycle. The benefits of using these products are:
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Extremely low formaldehyde emissions
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Less energy consumption
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Reduces the amount of waste in landfills
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Prevents pollution caused by reducing the need to harvest new raw materials
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Saves energy
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Reduces greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change
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Helps sustain the environment for future generations
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Saves money
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Reduces the amount of waste that will need to be recycled or sent to landfills and incinerators
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Allows products to be used to their fullest extent
According the EPA’s annual report, Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling, and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2012, wood represented 8% of our landfilled waste, after what had been recovered for recycling.