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Steelcase Think

Steelcase characterises Think as a chair with a brain and a conscience – a brain because it automatically adopts the healthiest/ most comfortable position at all times and a conscience because it is designed according to Steelcase’s Life Cycle Assessment to minimise its environmental impact. It has a recycled content of 44%; contains no PVC, chrome, mercury or lead; uses CFC and HCFC-free foam; and is 99% recyclable. To encourage recycling the chair can be completely disassembled in just 5 minutes.

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Haworth Zody_System

Haworth’s Zody_System 89 task chair has awarded MBDC Cradle to Cradle Gold certific It is free of PVC, chrome and chlorofluoroca (CFCs) and all elements are clearly mar aid recycling. The chair is made in China the United States for global distribution. purchased renewable energy credits eq amount of electricity used to assemble the c

in Asia Pacific and North Ame

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Dauphin TakeOv

TakeOver is another chair t can be taken apart in less th 5 minutes for easier recycl To extend its useful life, cushi

and upholstery can replaced at any tim

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RH Ambio

RH Chairs has implemented numerous initiatives to reduce th environmental impact of its act In the case of the Ambio chair, th is demonstrated not just by the high percentage of recyclable material, but also by the use of natural alternatives to chemic produced foam, notably pig and hair. The 33% of material tha can’t be recycled is designed to be burnt and converted into

energy at end of life.

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iness Info Editor’s when it was launched he HÅG Sideways gned for today’s more formal, collaborative meetings. The wide seat cushion has a waterfall edge on three es so you can sit at ny angle on an arc from 0 to 180 degrees with no discomfort. Recycled content is 52% on the skidbase version (the 9730) and 71% on the four star base odel (the 9742).

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