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What is FSC? The Forest Stewardship Council is the world’s foremost and internationally recognized forest certification. The Forest Stewardship Council ensures forests around the world remain vibrant and healthy by rigorously monitoring forest operations to ensure sustainable lumber harvesting. FSC forest trees are individually selected for cutting and then replanted [...]
What is the Lacey Act? Signed into law in the year 1900, the Lacey Act is a century old United States law that makes it a federal crime to buy, sell, or trade any wildlife or plants that were procured and transported by illegal means. This includes the import and [...]
These days, being green and using eco-friendly products is more than a trend. Our whole economy is starting to recognize and value materials and items that have been manufactured and/or promote a healthy, green, and eco-savvy lifestyle. Even the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has shown us [...]
One of the nice things about being the leading importer of exotic hardwoods is that we are able to adequately provide wood that is FSC certified to the marketplace. Our high standing with the most reputable mills in Brazil means that we provide the best FSC wood at very competitive [...]
There are a lot of bad actors in the lumber industry. However, to lump in every lumber company as a villain of the Earth is both unsubstantiated and very misinformed. Case in point, we recently received a letter from someone who insisted that we were not an eco-friendly lumber company. [...]
According to the Healthy Building Network’s report on PVC in Buildings, “PVC is the worst plastic from an environmental health perspective, posing major hazards in its manufacture, product life, and disposal.” That’s not some sales guy talking here. The HBN is making this statement because of a chemical used in [...]
While many people like to point the finger at lumber companies as the sole contributor to deforestation, there is a sobering fact that most people are unaware of: Cattle ranching accounts for roughly 80% of the deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The market for beef, leather, and other goods has [...]
