Chances are that you have never heard of ultimate green lumber, unless you work in construction. Decks and deck furniture are common uses of this product, which any environmentally conscious individual will promote wholeheartedly. Eco-lumber and plastic lumber are two of the more common names for the ultimate green lumber, but there are a couple of others, including polywood, permowood and enviro-wood. You don’t always see that a material is great for the environment and also cost-effective, but this new material is exactly that and has had a great impact on the patio furniture market.
The final product looks like a piece of lumber, but the amazing thing is that there is no wood in it, only milk jugs and other recycled plastic containers. The ultimate green lumber doesn’t only look like lumber, it also has the same feel and can be tooled, cut and sawed like any regular piece of lumber. This earth-friendly product has found numerous applications in addition to decking, such as patio furniture, outdoor tables and benches and playground equipment. The making of plastic lumber is a fantastic means to use the growing mountain of recycled plastic waste. In the past ten years, recycling of plastic bottles has climbed to 1.5 billion pounds, from only 234 million pounds.
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