Research on the Recyclable Design of Wooden Furniture Based on the Recyclability Evaluation

Zhuoyu Zhang, Jiangang Zhu () and Qian Qi
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Zhuoyu Zhang: College of Furnishings and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Jiangang Zhu: College of Furnishings and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Qian Qi: College of Furnishings and Industrial Design, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 24, 1-21

Abstract: With the rapid development of the economy and the change in people’s aesthetic concepts, the renewal of furniture has become more and more frequent. Among the huge amount of used furniture, solid wood and wood-based panel furniture account for the vast majority, but the imperfective recycling system and insufficient recycling efforts result in serious waste, which is contrary to the low-carbon transition and sustainable development means. Based on the whole life-cycle theory of products, the recyclable designability of wooden furniture at all stages of design, manufacturing, sales, use, and recycling was researched and analyzed, and feasible suggestions to the government, enterprises, and consumers were proposed respectively. In particular, an evaluation index system and evaluation model for the recyclability of wooden furniture were established with an aim of quantitatively analyzing the recycling of wooden furniture, which will provide certain references not only to achieve reasonable recycling and disposal of used furniture but also to solve the furniture recycling issues from various levels.

Keywords: wooden furniture; product life cycle; recyclable design; recyclable evaluation; evaluation index system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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