Enjoy shopping AND help the planet!
With concern over plastics in the environment, Derbyshire firm TDP has some cool recycled plastic garden furniture made entirely from waste.
TDP’s chairs, tables, planters and wild bird products use only 100 per cent recycled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic. It comes from waste recycled by British residents and processed at UK recycling plants. The products are hand-made in Derbyshire, creating a sustainable virtuous circle and keeping carbon footprints to a minimum.
table in multicolour. Picture; TDP
Waste saved from landfill
In the six years TDP has been producing recycled garden products, it has saved 2,528,000kg of plastic waste from landfill, equivalent to more than 1.5 billion plastic bottle tops!
The products are available in 11 colours, including brown, black, lilac, blue, orange and red. You can buy garden chairs, tables and benches, planters, bird tables, a nesting box and an innovative range of children’s furniture. The furniture has a realistic wood grain. Products can be personalised and engraved – either with a plaque or within the plastic structure itself.
Recycled plastic garden furniture benefits
- Strong, durable, impact-resistant and dimensionally stable.
- Rot, splinter and crack proof.
- Insect, chemical, UV and water resistant.
- Needs virtually no maintenance. Just wipe down with a damp cloth.
The recycled furniture costs more than I usually feature, but it should last a lifetime. It’s often used commercially and in public places. Something to think about in our throwaway society.
The showroom in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, is also open during normal office hours. To view the full range, download a catalogue and order online, visit www.tdp.co.uk, or call 01629 820011 for current availability and prices.
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