Disposable furniture is clogging up our landfills
Popularity of ‘fast furniture’ creates an environmental problem of huge proportions Thank goodness that Home News Now is a digital publication because I wouldn’t want …
Category: Sustainability
Q&A: Scarlette Tapp, executive director of the Sustainable Furnishings Council
HIGH POINT — This past spring the Sustainable Furnishings Council named Scarlette Tapp as its new executive director, a position that had been held for …
Logistics technology, services provider Primo adds Cort to its furniture clients
MIAMI — Logistics technology and services provider Primo has signed furniture rental specialist Cort Business Services Corp. as its latest managed transportation customer. Primo will …
NWF, SFC release Wood Furniture Scorecard
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 17, 2022) – The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and the Sustainable Furnishings Council (SFC) have released the 2022 Wood Furniture Scorecard, a …
DispatchTrack launches AI-powered carbon emissions tracking
Campbell, CA — October 6, 2022 — DispatchTrack, the global leader in last mile delivery solutions, today announced the availability of AI-powered carbon emissions tracking …
Big Fig Mattress partners with LoadUp and One Tree Planted
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Big Fig, the first and only mattress brand to exclusively cater to plus-sized, big and tall sleepers, announced today its partnership with eco-friendly junk …
Sustainable furnishings groups develop Circular Design Glossary for home furnishings industry
HIGH POINT — Sustainable furnishings organizations Mebl I Transforming Furniture and the Sustainable Furnishings Council have launched an e-publication meant to help educate the industry …
Green Theme Technologies partners with Haartz on PFAS-free textile finishing
ACTON, Mass. – The Haartz Corporation, a leader in highly engineered textile materials and Green Theme Technologies Inc., a leader in waterless and PFAS-free textile …
Diamond Mattress turns up dial on sustainability
RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, Calif. (Sept. 12, 2022) – Diamond Mattress announced it will seek sustainability certification from the Mattress Recycling Council, kicking off a company-wide initiative to formalize …
JPMA issues safety tips for Baby Safety month
MT. LAUREL, N.J. — The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association has issued a series of safety tips for consumers and caregivers to be aware of during …
