•Wood Blinds block the sun’s heat, reducing solar heat gain in the summer. This insulating effect reduces energy consumption and lowers energy bills.
•By blocking out the sun’s UV rays, Wood Blinds also prevent damage to furniture, flooring and belongings, thereby protecting the durability of your home and reducing prematurely sending damaged products to a landfill.
•Bamboo slats also are offered. Bamboo is a renewable resource.
•Wood waste from our manufacturing facility is used to fuel the boiler, which provides steam to heat the lumber drying kilns and the factory. Excess sawdust is turned into wood pellets in a waste-to-energy program. More than 4,500 tons (99%) of sawdust were recycled in our Grayling plant in one year alone.
Eco-Friendly Raw Materials
•Wood Blinds are produced using North American hardwoods that are carefully harvested through “sustainable yield forest management.” This means that the amount of wood harvested is far below the levels of growth. In fact, the volume of hardwoods in American forests today is 90 percent larger than it was 50 years ago.
•Because this wood is sourced and processed domestically, the transportation energy to get the wood to market is minimized. Many of today’s wood products travel long distances from other continents, consuming significant energy along the way.
•All of the components of this product are 100% recyclable, including the wood slats, aluminum headrail and plastic components. Plastic components in Wood Blinds contain up to 50% pre-consumer recycled material.
•Corrugated cardboard is used to package all products and is 100% recyclable. The cardboard itself contains 35 to 40% recycled content. The angle board used to reinforce the cardboard is 100% recyclable, and contains 80% post-consumer recycled material and 20% pre-consumer recycled material. Poly tubes, EPS pads, parts tub and bubble wrap used in packaging are also 100% recyclable.
•Custom box cutting machines are used to cut each box to the exact size of the blind. This process eliminates wasted cardboard, packing materials and shipping energy.
