While the environmental benefits of reclaimed items might not be the first reason you decide to go down this route, salvage items are a great choice for their eco-friendliness alone. With modern furniture and construction relying so heavily on mass production, it can be refreshing to source your furniture and building materials more consciously.

Here at Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited, we have one of the largest reclamation yards in the country, so we are very familiar and proud of the environmental benefits we help our customers make the most of. We run you through the specifics of these positives in our latest blog post below.

Better Than Recycling

While recycling is a fantastic initiative to be a part of, reclaimed products can often be even more environmentally friendly than their recycled counterparts. This is because reclaimed products are lifted directly from their previous home and, generally, not altered in any way. This differs from recycling because most recycled things have to be sorted, treated, and then processed into their new form.

Very Little Harm

In fact, there is very little in the process of reclaiming items that cause harm to the environment. The main factors are extraction and transport, a slight on manufacturing new products, which requires extracting new resources, processing them into materials to make the items, manufacturing the item, and then transporting them.

Many products also eventually find their way to landfill, which can be avoided by choosing high-quality products and by also salvaging, upcycling, and recycling wherever possible.

Style and Substance

In essence, reclamation is an extremely good idea where appropriate and can help to accent the fantastic work recycling does on a larger scale toward a reduction in the impact we all have on the environment with our consumption.

As an added benefit, resources are saved, the history of salvaged products is preserved and all of this is achieved with the style and charm of salvaged items.

Cawarden Brick & Tile Company Limited

If you appreciate the environmental benefits and the aesthetic appeal of reclaimed items, take a look at our range of items. We have everything from radiators to bricks, and much more, so we’re confident we can help.

Contact us by calling 01889 574066 or filling out our simple contact form to learn more.