Sustainable Wood:
Wood is a main component of our windchimes. We source premium quality wood locally that has been "FSC" certified. The sawmills where the logs are processed are "SFI" certified. Please click here to view a video of how the logs are processed in a state of the art sawmill.
Aluminum:
Our heavy gauge aluminum rods & tubing contain between 70%-100% recycled aluminum. Recycled aluminum uses roughly 93% less energy than extraction from aluminum ores. Also our rods & tubes can be recycled at the end of the chimes lifespan decreasing waste. It is important to know that when aluminum is recycled it does not lose any of its important properties.
Water Based Stains (Low VOC):
Our wooden pieces get premium protection from the elements. Two coats
of ultra premium water-based stain is used to ensure that the wood will
be preserved with no further maintenance such as water seals etc...
needed. Traditional petroleum and acrylic-based coatings protect wood by
forming a surface film which repels water and UV radiation.
Unfortunately, this tends to prevent evaporation, trapping moisture in
the wood and making it prone to decay. Our unique stains allow the wood to
"breath" naturally which allows water vapor to escape while repelling external condensed water as well as UV radiation.
Packaging:
We use primarily cardboard boxes that contain on average 70% post consumer materials. Re-used newspaper is used to wrap the windchimes and both newspaper & boxes can in turn be recycled where facilities exist.
Zero Waste Facility:
Our Factory strives to maintain a zero waste environment. Scrap wood is
re-used as kindling. Aluminum scraps are collected over time and then
brought to recycling facilities. All paper, cardboard, glass, metals and
plastics are recycled. We also have a green bin for compost material.
This leaves us with virtually zero waste leaving our facilities for
landfills. Our energy requirements to run the factory are very modest
with roughly 17% coming from renewable resources.
