Maku Furniture, made by the amazing Johnny West, is a leader in the sustainable furniture industry.  In fact, he's setting some of the standards, especially in the reclaimed arena.  Here are the stats...

 Wood: all reclaimed, not grown / Packaging is recycledHardware: has minimum of 50% post consumer used materials
TRANSPORTATION
WASTEWater Reclamation Program: Facility uses reclaimed water in the furniture making process and used in natural teal oil finishing process.EMPLOYEES
ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVESDonations to eco-friendly programs: 1% of total sales is divided between two organizations: A. Water Keeper Alliance - measures runoff and use B. Surf Rider Foundation, San Diego chapter One of my favorite aspects of this company is that they don't hide from the fact that they have employees overseas.  Why is it bad to share work with other nations?  Ok, so the carbon footprint of shipping isn't perfect, but when you treat the employees like Maku does, leaving them in a better state than before Maku arrived, I believe this is nation building from the ground up.  Maku is magnificent.  (Plus they offset the carbon for you.)Superb. 

reference link: http://makufurniture.com/

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