How's the Office Furniture Recycling Business Doing?

The Office Furniture Recycling Forum surveyed its 345 members, resulting in an interesting industry profile:

<> The average office furniture recycling company has 30 employees with sales between $2-5 million per year.
<> Total sales of recycled office furniture are $1.2 billion, an estimated 9% of the $13.6 billion commercial furniture industry.
<> Selling used and remanufactured furniture is more profitable than selling new furniture and services.
<> Only 3% of total sales is to the federal government.
<> 86% of recycled office furniture is composed of post-consumer parts.

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