The Refinishing Touch Blog

We’ve shared our thoughts several times about the potential for the US Government to save costs and reduce landfill waste through furniture refinishing and recycling – after all, it owns one of the largest furniture assets in the world.

An article on this topic written by our CEO, Mario Insenga, titled “Maximizing the Old,” has just been published in this month’s edition of Defense Communities (September/October edition). In it, Mario shares his thoughts on the benefits of having more military installations utilize refurbishing in order to save budgets and the environment at the same time. Instead of throwing away old furniture, government agencies could save up to 80% of new furniture's cost by choosing refurbishing rather than continually purchasing new furniture. Changing the Government’s policies is no easy task, but surely the savings it could produce should make it an easy decision.

We are delighted at the opportunity to appear in Defense Communities, a publication that reaches over 4,500 military housing professionals and managers in related areas. It represents a huge section of people who have the potential to help us advance the sustainability initiatives of the Government. We hope the readers take it to heart, and help us to make a big change.

If you would like a copy of the article, please contact us at marketing@therefinishingtouch.com