Horse Bedding
22 tonnes of Cardboard were recycled last year by A World of Furniture’s four furniture stores in the south of England.

The company strives to be as environmentally friendly as possible and recycling packaging materials is an important part of their policy.

“When we deliver furniture to our customers we always unpack the goods in a room of their choice then take away the packaging. Along with waste packaging from furniture in our shops a lot of cardboard is generated - many tonnes” says Mark Hotson, owner of A World of Furniture.

When it comes to recycling, moving waste any distance is a draw on natural resources and should be avoided so A World of Furniture found a great way to recycle cardboard by turning it into horse bedding.

“Our Blandford store is ideally situated because it is adjacent to J&G Environmental - a company that specialises in waste management and recycling. All the...