Home/office furniture and fitting products impact the environment during their manufacture, use and disposal. These impacts include their raw constituent materials, coatings applied to the product (paints, lacquers and varnishes), textiles, adhesives, joinery, treatments and energy and water use during production, among others.

Developments in timber, alloy, metal and plastic recycling have encouraged innovation in furniture and fitting design and manufacture. Environmentally-preferable products in particular exhibit a higher recycled material content, and/or contain materials that can be readily recycled at end of life. Importantly, these products often and surpass traditional products in all aspects of strength, durability and consumer expectations.

The Clover and Delta range of office desks and work-stations by Methis Australia Pty Ltd are fine examples of such products. Following an assessment against the GECA 28-2004 - Furniture and Fittings Standard, these products were awarded the Good Environmental Choice Eco-Label for environmental performance. A summary of this assessment is provided below.

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