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What is the environmental impact that technological changes have had on the manufacture of furniture?

Posted by on September 7, 2010

Full Question:
What is the Environmental impact that technological changes have had on the manufacture of furniture. eg. manufactured board verses the use of sold timber?

One can be the use of cleaner technologies. For example, powder coating MDF kitchen cabinets, instead of using spray paint over solid wood panels. The MDF boards are made of pine, a species that grows very fast and it’s harvesting doesn’t damage the tropical forest, and powder coating is environment friendly.

One Response to What is the environmental impact that technological changes have had on the manufacture of furniture?

  1. ottowilcken

    One can be the use of cleaner technologies. For example, powder coating MDF kitchen cabinets, instead of using spray paint over solid wood panels. The MDF boards are made of pine, a species that grows very fast and it’s harvesting doesn’t damage the tropical forest, and powder coating is environment friendly.
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