I want to buy an outdoor furniture setting made in China. How do I know if its made from good or bad wood?
Unfortunately, China has become the world’s largest importer of tropical timbers and is known as the major ‘launderer’ of illegally logged timber from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Burma, Solomon Islands, the Amazon and Congo forests. Tropical and hardwood timbers used in Chinese furniture (such as merbau, bintangor, meranti, ramin and teak) are best avoided. Ask the retailer if the timber is FSC-certified. If they don’t know, tell them you only buy Good Wood and search for an alternative product.
