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Oh yes, all that terrible flat-pack furniture... which is literally just captured carbon, if you think about it, and makes extremely efficient use of low grade
by core-questions 7y ago
Oh yes, all that terrible flat-pack furniture... which is literally just captured carbon, if you think about it, and makes extremely efficient use of low grade wood.
- imtringued 7y agoYou mean the melamine formaldehyde they bulk up with saw dust?
- core-questions 7y agoLook, I get it, you have hardwood furniture in your beautiful mansion or whatever, but the rest of us need tables and chairs too.
- bogomipz 7y agoYou don't have to be rich to buy furniture whose primary design consideration isn't "cheap to ship." The metal and dowel based joinery of Ikea is a joke and it's a direct result of the "cheap to ship" design mentality. You can find lots of furniture that uses proper joinery without breaking the bank. Lastly its false economy to buy the same disposable book case every 3-4 years when a well made one can last a lifetime. And they're quite easy to find second hand.
- core-questions 7y agoWhat are you doing to the Ikea Billy that is making it break and need replacing every 3-4 years? I've had mine for 20 years.
- bogomipz 7y agoIkea uses MDF - medium density fibre board, which is made from formaldehyde based binders and melamine. Try to to drop off MDF at a recycling plant some time. MDF ends up in land fills and yes formaldehyde leaches out. So no it's most certainly not "literally just captured carbon."