Circularity in Furnishings

It was an honor to present Circularity in Furnishings, a story about my passion project, Loved Furniture Lasts, to the Sustainable Furnishings Council on May 21, 2020 as part of their Sustainability Essentials Webinar series.

Summary findings:

In 15 months, from Jan. 2019-Mar. 2020, within two miles of my home, I chronicled 592 pieces of discarded furniture.
Added together, it weighed an estimated 50,578 pounds.
Since weight in and of itself is not super useful, I graded them by condition and found 89% was reusable.

Takeaway thoughts:

This is not a waste problem, this is a lack of investment, infrastructure and imagination
In a circular economy, downstream is the new upstream
Will the approach be transactional or transformational systems change?

Learn more by watching the full presentation.