Where a chair goes depends on several factors including the material it is made of, the condition it is in and who picks it up. A solid wood chair in reasonable condition could be sold through local furniture reuse charities that collect, clean and sell items to individuals and families who need affordable quality furniture. There are a number of schemes in operation that divert large numbers of items from landfill sites and it is worth finding out more about reuse opportunities.
However, the chair is too damaged to be sold and is taken to a civic amenity site where it is broken down into individual materials including metal fixings, foam, and timber. Some of these materials will find a buyer, and others will not depending on current market conditions. For example, although foam is recyclable, it is expensive to process, and so chair frames with large amounts of foam will not be as suitable for reuse as those with less.
Where a chair goes depends on the local waste disposal infrastructure. The household waste recycling centres, the bulky item collections, the charity collection schemes that operate in Norfolk through waste disposal Norfolk options all need to be considered in order to find the best destination for your chair. If a chair is sent to the wrong service at the wrong time it can end up in general waste – not because that is the only place it can go, but because that is the default position. There is a useful background explanation of how much furniture ends up in landfill each year.
For Waste Disposal Norfolk, see www.mgaze.co.uk/.
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