Recycling of office furniture is a term generally used after the consumption of office furniture that has been diverted from solid waste and a return to the market or repairs. The consumer you several options available to you when choosing furniture for the office. These include remanufactured, refurbished and reused (as-is/used) office furniture, all of which "are also used."

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 new furniture purchased from the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for resale by 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 manufacturers' components may have recycled content.