Reinventing the Furniture Industry

Reinventing the Furniture Industry

ReFurn - Reinventing the Furniture Industry. The home furnishing industry is turning more and more ”fashion driven” resulting in frequent changes of furniture and home furnishings. The furniture industry has become one of the most polluting and environmentally damaging industries. Between 8 and 10 million tons of furniture waste end up in landfills every year in Europe alone, at an estimated cost of 100 EUR per ton. The mission of a ReFurn project is to reduce this waste and to “reinvent the furniture industry”. With ReFurn’s unique re-use concept and system we are diminishing/decreasing large amounts of furniture waste on the landfills. By selling furniture second-hand in a locally based re-use system, we are also, decreasing harmful effects on the environment and saving natural resources .   A ReFurn project also addresses social problems by creating meaningful and "real" employment, particularly for long term unemployed and unemployed youth. Each project is very labor intensive and can i large scale projects employ thousands of people. Another important ReFurn mission is to save and restore the cultural and historical heritage that furniture actually are.