I
love working at a place that excites me.
And just this morning on my walk around The RE Store I spied something that did
just that—we are now carrying a new line of wood. Before you start thinking that I am really setting my sights
way too low—this is actually locally salvaged wood that is either reused and
re-milled or gleaned from what is left over from past timber harvests.
Our
first shipments in the Bellingham Store includes:
Clear and character grade old growth fir flooring
T&G old growth Cedar and Fir paneling in many
sizes
Door jamb packages
T&G Birch, Alder, and Maple flooring
Old growth Fir and Cedar finished dimension trim
lumber
Old growth cedar and fir quarter round and cove
molding
T&G 2x6 old growth fir “car decking”
Products
are also flowing into our Seattle store inventory.
The
wood comes to us via a relationship with Local
Source Forest Products, Inc. and their partners mainly in Whatcom and
Skagit Counties. And it excites me
for a number of reasons. First
serving as a retail outlet for a local company addresses our sustainability
mission on a number of different levels.
We love local businesses and are happy to help where we can. Local Sources’ actions also epitomize
the types of necessary efficiencies and opportunities that need to be pursued
in order to reduce our impact on the planet while at the same time taking steps
to support human life. This is job
creation from waste. This is job
creation without a high ecological impact. This is job creation we can embrace.
Moreover
this set of products—reused and gleaned flooring, molding, and dimension
lumber—is simply so The RE Store. Local
Source Forest Products, Inc. and The RE Store are riffing on one of our most
favorite themes: Turning waste into wonder. In my mind these products are a “treefer”:
They sustain local businesses;
Reduce waste while saving trees; and
Create jobs for hardworking and creative individuals.
This
is all great as our projects move inside.
Bob
Ferris
Executive
Director
Most of our floor deck were composed of hardwood decking. These are pre-treated against insects that may infect it. The more it lasts longer, the lesser we will need wood - the more kind we will be to the environment.
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing that we need to carefully recycle is water. Recycling things around us can definitely help our nature.
ReplyDelete-Neil Pennington
Well, aside from making the salvaged wood a drift wood for our plants, it can also be used to level the floor before putting the final concrete. That is making waste a usable wonder at home.
ReplyDeleteTheodore Van
Recycled wood will really help our environment. I've seen more and more construction sites that carry recycled wood on their material hoists. We also used recycled timber on our floors. I'm glad we're all learning to salvage wastes now. | Poppy C
ReplyDeleteI know some furniture manufacturers that use recycled wood for their products. It's eco-friendly, and the best part is that they're gaining profit by saving the environment.
ReplyDelete- Cassadee Rae
You can get a lot more use out of wood from timber salvage. It's better for the environment as well.
ReplyDeleteThis is a brilliant thing that you guys are turning waste wood into something useful. This will definitely impact a lot on environment safety. What sort of products you make out of waste? Because I will buy some of them to encourage your efforts. As currently I am busy with some nursing assignments but as soon as I find custom nursing assignment writing services for my help, I will contact you right away.
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