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Eco Ethics |
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Antique Drapery Rod company was formed 16 years ago around a mission statement focusing on historical authenticity and eco-responsibility. We are committed to a clean environment and to the conservation of the limited natural resources on our planet. |
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| 7 Points of Environmental Responsibility |
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| 1. Only Sustainably Reforested Wood Rods |
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| 2. PCW Upcycled Aluminium Rods |
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| 3. Hand Tortoise Shelled Bamboo Rods |
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| 4. Low VOC Finishes Instead Of Castings |
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| 5. Recycled Steel |
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| 6. Minimal Packaging |
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| 7. Helping Our Customers With Continued Eco Responsibility |
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1. Only Sustainable Wood Rods
We are the only window hardware company known to use ONLY certified sustainably reforested wood for our wood rods.
We endorse The Forest Stewardship Council (www.fscus.org) which facilitates the adoption of a coordinated and common approach to forestry that includes planned, rational and effective management and utilization of the forest resources, consistent with the need to maintain the forest as a long term renewable resource.
To the left is a sustainably maintained forest which increases bio-diversity of plant, insect, animal and bird life.
To the left is the example of "Clear Cutting", which destroys plant and animal diversity, turns the ground from a fertile forest floor into wasteland with no live root structure to stop landslides.
The massive-scale deforestation and mining of Tibet's resources has accelerated the destruction of a fragile and formerly untouched environment, endangering rare species of animals, birds and medicinal plants. At present there are 81 species of endangered animals on the Tibetan plateau.
Clear cutting the virgin, old growth forests of Tibet destroys the "lungs" of their section of the planet eventually affecting our entire planet. (www.antiquedraperyrod.com)
We do not buy wood from China. Findings reported in Tibet 2000: Environment and Development Issues (tibet.com), states the felling of 46% of pre-1950 forest cover has lead to siltation, growing desertification, and flood disasters in China and South Asia.
To the left is an example of Pine Seedlings grown for reforestation. |
| Sustainably Maintained Forest |
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| Clear Cutting Forest |
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| Pine Seedlings ready for reforestation |
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| 2. PCW Upcycled Aluminium |
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| Our Aluminum rods are custom milled for Antique Drapery Rod Co. out of 99% PCW_(Post Consumer Waste) recycled aluminum with a 1% virgin aluminum coating. Our aluminium products are 100% post-consumer waste material. Both are recyclable. Keep recycling your aluminum cans! |
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| Antique Drapery Rod's aluminum hardware is a sleek modern example of "upcycling". When a product is recycled into a more expensive better quality product, it increases the recycled materials basic value. |
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| The Glass Bubble Balls are hand made directly from glass beverage bottles with out the high-energy "cullet" glass process in between. |
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| 3. Hand Tortoise Shelled Bamboo |
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| Our tortoise shell finish is a 3,000 year old style that is achieved with earth, fire, and water using no paints or laquers. |
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| Some bamboo products last hundreds of years, notably ancient Chinese furnishings and European export furnishings. Bamboo is the fastest growing renewable resource on the planet. |
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| This is a grass product; therefore, one end is larger than the other. Our Bamboo rods and rings are from the fastest growing renewable resource. These rods have been carefully selected for special size and quality. |
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| 4. Low VOC Finishes |
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| Antique Drapery Rod Co. paints with old world hand finished antiquing. Our wood stains are water base. We use the lowest VOC finishes possible, regardless of cost. Our new metal Finishes Collection are made with water based, low impact, low VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paint. Much better for the environment than some of the chemical and heavy metal run off from actual metal casting processes. |
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| For 2" scale, instead of a wood rod please use our new 13/4" metal expandable rod. All metal finishes look best on metal rods. |
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5. Recycled Steel |
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Our steel drapery rods, rings and finials are 100%
recycled steel from new energy efficient mini mills.
Our other steel products are minimum 65% post
consumer waste recycled steel.
Please Recycle Again!
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6. Minimal Packaging
We use minimal packaging;
and only out of recycled materials.
The bubble wrap and plastic
bags we use are from 100%
recycled plastic
80% of our paper is recycled, with various blends of
post-industrial and post-
consumer recycled material.
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7. Help Our Customers Continuing
Environmental Responsibility |
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Please continue "The Antique Drapery Rod Co.'s
chain of responsbility" by never putting our products in a
landfill.
Please "RESELL" and take advantage of the value of our
product by offering it for sale on eBay (www.ebay.com).
Please "REUSE" our products by donating them to Habitat
for Humanity for refurbishing and resale
(www.habitat.org)
Please "RECYCLE" (again) our steel, aluminum and glass
products at a recycling location (www.earth911.org for a
location).
Please "RECYCLE" all paper and plastic packaging
(www.earth911.org).
We recommend www.worldwatch.org for up to date
information on the concerns of our planet.
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MADE IN THE USA
Also Note: Over 90% of our products including all components are Made in the USA. We are doing our best to boycott Chinese goods in order to protect American jobs, patents, design trademarks and intellectual property. |
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