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Good luck find actual solid wood (that isn't extremely expensive). Most office furniture that is 'wood' is actually pressed laminate... AKA pressed together rec

Good luck find actual solid wood (that isn't extremely expensive). Most office furniture that is 'wood' is actually pressed laminate... AKA pressed together recycled paper or cardboard. We found that out when a desk at work needed to be shortened so they sawed into it and found honeycomb board (which we sell) with laminated paper on the top and bottom coated by vinyl wood grain. That was a $750 desk from Office Depot. We try to get pine as it's usually the most affordable solid wood, but it's really soft and doesn't hold up. Oak and other hardwoods are usually sourced over seas and not sustainably grown.

radiorental 11y ago
I hear what you're saying about wood v. particle board. I think you may have missed my point though. A ceramic mug isn't recyclable but after 18 uses it's more environmentally responsible than a paper cup. I don't think these desks will take off. But a hunch based on a rough comparison to the ceramic/paper cup usage (which has been examined to death) tells me that even a cheap IKEA particle/laminate desk is going to be more 'environmental responsible' than a cardboard desk in the recycling stream after limited usage.