Recycled Plastic Chairs: What’s The Appeal?

When you begin to decorate a garden decking or patio space, choosing recycled plastic chairs is the perfect choice. Though many other furniture alternatives exist on the market, the sheer longevity and low maintenance qualities of recycled plastic chairs cannot be beaten. In this article, we will explore these advantages in detail, as well as highlighting the broad range of designs available in the NeoTimber® range. Let’s take a look.

If looking to populate either a residential or commercial project, opting for recycled plastic chairs or our other furniture is a great way to ensure that it lasts for the long term. While many natural materials boast long term looks, such as rattan or traditional timber, these can break apart and decompose if left outside for too long, and not appropriately treated with preservatives. Similarly, cheaper virgin plastic can became brittle and easily snap, and metal can rust if not regularly oiled.

In contrast, recycled plastic chairs are highly waterproof, meaning any standing water can be simply wiped down, and not absorbed into the material. Compare this to the time consuming maintenance associated with treating timber or metal furniture with preservatives, paint, or oil, to try and offset the damaging effects of moisture. Similarly, our recycled plastic chairs will not have to be painted, as they come readily supplied in two naturalistic tones, a dark brown or black.

One of the main advantages of choosing recycled plastic chairs is the sheer versatility of the product. Recycled plastic fibres can be shredded, cooled, and extruded into any shape. Because there is such a wide range of applications where recycled plastic chairs can be used, we have created a broad selection of different designs to suit different sectors. For example, if you are aiming to populate your space with more traditional, functional outdoor seating, you can opt for our Sloper or City benches. If you’re looking for something more contemporary, our Curved and Edge benches are more modern, and would look fantastic in a well-cultivated private garden space.

The Lounger Set is ideal for private residential centres, or even leisure spaces like a spa or pool area, as it allows you to sit back, recline, and put your feet up. If you are specifying products for a public or business seating space, such as a pub/restaurant smoking area or communal park, we would recommend choosing one of our Round table options, our Terrace set, or one of our picnic tables. To help customise your furniture to your space, the Round tables can be purchased with or without a back support. We have even crafted options to cater to more specific needs, such as our Wheelchair Access table, providing a more inclusive space for your location. Similarly, you can opt for our Space Saver set if your location is smaller, or our Junior picnic table if your recycled plastic chairs will be used regularly by children, for example, in a school or public play area.

Unlike many furniture alternatives, one of the benefits of our recycled plastic chairs is that once you are finished using them, the products can be recycled, the plastic reclaimed and repurposed to make something completely new. In fact, because of the nature of recycling, your recycled plastic chairs may have already been repurposed before; they may be on their second, third, or even fourth life! All of the plastic we use in our UK based recycling plant is thoroughly checked for quality at every step of the recycling process, ensuring that only the best plastic fibres are used to create our furniture.

All of furniture is afforded by a 25-year warranty. However, should you want a change, and should the product have already reached the end of its life cycle, you may be eligible to contribute to our buy back scheme, where we take back our products to reclaim the plastic to create new furniture. Though you are buying plastic material, it helps you to use it more responsibly, as opposed to relying on single use plastic, which often ends up as ocean waste, in incinerators, or in landfill sites. By opting for recycled plastic chairs over other alternatives, you help contribute to a circular economy, and ensure plastic is being reused rather than wasted.