Interior office refits take place on average every 3 years and hospitality every 5-7 years causing a huge amount of furniture to enter landfill. Furniture also often uses non-recyclable single use plastics, foams and fabrics. 

Key members of the supply chain at the forefront of the linear to circular transformation discuss the hierarchy of furniture reuse:

• Design for disassembly and repair
• Refurbishment and reuse of existing furniture and developing the reuse supply chain
• Introduction of recyclable materials in designs
• Use of low-carbon materials in manufacture
• Furniture leasing