Good wood guide checklist
Make the best environmental choice when buying or using wood.
Start with step 1 - the best option - and work your way
through.
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Repair, restore or adapt something you already have.
You may need professional help but it could still be
cheaper than something new and it's far better for the world's
forests.
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Buy secondhand, recycled, reclaimed or waste
timber. A better environmental choice than buying new.
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Buy locally produced timber products that are Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. If you can't recycle,
buying locally-produced timber products means less fossil
fuel is used in transportation. All FSC certified wood carries
the FSC logo.
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Buy FSC certified products from farther afield.
If there is no timber available from a locally certified
forest, the FSC logo is always preferable.
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Advice about non FSC timber
Without FSC certification, there is no guarantee that your
timber is from a well-managed forest. If FSC wood isn't available
you have some difficult decisions to make.
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When buying non FSC timber:
- Find out the timber type
- Refer to the A
- Z of different
types of wood timber to see if it's from
an endangered species
- Find out about
the forests and certification schemes in the timber's
country of origin from the book Order
now
- Find out more about
the types of wood available in the book Order now
- Always insist
on an alternative
timber if necessary
- Explore
other
sources of information on wood.
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