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The Refinishing Touch Celebrates America Recycles Day

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Image courtesy of http://www.americarecyclesday.orgAccording to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash a day, and the United States as a whole produces more than 250 million tons of trash a year. Unfortunately, only about 35 percent of that currently gets recycled.

Today is America Recycles Day and we couldn’t feel more proud to be a part of the global movement to raise awareness and take action. While the day is hosted by Keep America Beautiful and aimed at promoting and celebrating recycling in the United States, local communities are what give this day meaning. Whether its rallying local governments, hosting or attending awareness-raising events at a nearby college or having conversation with a neighbor about how to reduce landfill waste, thousands of activities are taking place today to recognize the need to improve our nation’s environmental impact.

At The Refinishing Touch, recycling is the crux of what we do. Through our furniture asset management services we provide businesses in the government, higher education and hospitality industries alternatives to purchasing new goods. Whether it’s through our environmentally safe, on-site furniture refinishing process, our Touch Textiles upholstery line, or granite resurfacing, we keep the environment in mind every step of the way. We even have our own Television Recycling Program in conjunction with our Armoire Conversion Program as a means of preventing the land disposal of toxic metals in electronic waste (e-waste).

At the end of the day, recycling furniture puts less of a burden on our precious forest, and it’s a win-win for companies who are looking to save money when compared to purchasing new furniture.

Are you hosting an event for America Recycles Day? Connect with us on Twitter @RefinishTouch and tweet us your project details.

Another America Recycles Day flies by

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The Refinishing Touch and America Recycles DayThis year, November 15 was a huge success. For all of those who are wondering why that date is so special, it’s because for the past 14 years, November 15 has signified America Recycles Day. It’s a day that brings communities across the country together to raise awareness, increase commitment and motivate everyone to recycle. Although the day falls on only one of 365, big name sponsors such as Keep America Beautiful, Johnson & Johnson, LG, PepsiCo and others, support the effort to make recycling a year-long, life-long commitment.

As a refinishing and refurnishing company, we realize the importance of recycling. At many of our work sites, we’re faced with the task of making sure that old televisions and unusable woods are disposed of responsibly. That’s why we follow a strict no-landfill policy for the electrical components we deal with as part of our Television Recycling Program in conjunction with our Armoire Conversion Program. Our recycling and refurbishing tactics can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 95 percent compared to buying new.

Events such as America Recycles, as well as company programs such as our own, prove that every little step brings us closer to a better, healthier environment.