July 27th, 2010 
Tushar Mathur 
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Going green is not only concerned with the outside environment but also for the home interiors. There are several things that we use at home. It is highly necessary to keep the home environment also green.
One of the several products that are used at home is the furniture. Furniture also contributes to the quality of the home environment. It is always better to choose the furniture that is sustainable and made up of renewable and non-toxic resources.
One such furniture that comes in the green category is the green sofas. Some of the features of this piece of furniture are:
- Bio-polyols are used for foam filling in the green sofas. Such fillings reduce the carbon emissions that affect the environment. These foams do not contain any chlorofluorocarbons that are responsible for depletion of ozone layer. Blowing agents do not have methylene chloride and the foam is free from fire retardant chemical, polybrominated diphenyl which is known to be the cause for cancer.
- The wood used for making green furniture is cultivated exclusively and separately, with the special permission obtained from the forest department. Most of the artificial wood that is used in the manufacture of furniture release toxins that are very harmful to the environment and the human beings. Hence, green sofas made from sustainable wood are free from all toxins.
- The fabrics used in these sofas are eco friendly and recyclable polyesters.
Hence, the next time you go for furniture shopping, keep the above mentioned points in your mind and make all the possible efforts for buying green sofas instead of those which are harmful to your home environment and the outside environment.
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