| Alarming statistics are catching up with us and at | | | | The need to recycle wood was born with the |
| very alarming rates. Resources are getting quickly | | | | realization that most of the reclaimed wood is of |
| used up and we are being left with no alternative | | | | higher quality than anything else in the market |
| than to recycle anything recyclable including wood. | | | | today. It is also an encouraging thing to know that |
| Can you imagine a situation whereby 95% of old | | | | every million board feet of recycle wood replaces |
| forests has been cut down in a span of two | | | | one thousand acres of forest that should have |
| hundred years? What if this trend continued to | | | | been cut down. Isn't this a good way to take |
| the future? Wear may have no forests left for | | | | care of both the natural and man made |
| the coming generations. You may want to ask | | | | resources? |
| yourself how to recycle wood, but here is how. | | | | The advantages do not end here; so many people |
| Reclaimed wood has nowadays formed a huge | | | | are finding fun in mixing the idea of ecology with |
| source of building materials for architects, | | | | industry and economy. Recycle companies are |
| homeowners, designers and builders. This trend | | | | offering timber that is of high quality though |
| has shown that up to 45 million board feet of | | | | recycled but at very affordable prices but again |
| reclaimed wood are being used in the United | | | | depending on the hardness of the same. This is |
| States alone and the idea is growing with each | | | | where quality meets value. |
| passing year. | | | | |