Don’t Dispose. Donate.

Our award-winning solution gives your corporate office furniture a second life, gifting it to NFPs and Community Groups in need.

Hit your ESG targets

Give your furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E) a second life and positively impact your community. Zero-waste and the circular economy are a growing focus for many organisations and governments. 

Be a CSR leader

Reduce your CO2 emissions whilst supporting not-for-profit organisations by donating your unwanted office furniture.  At the completion of every project, we provide a report that can be used in ESG reporting.

Reduce landfill

Why send perfectly good furniture to landfill? Instead, gift your furniture to no-profit organisations and community groups whilst having a positive impact on the environment.

The GreenChair™ Program in 4 steps

The project starts with the development of a detailed inventory listing of all available items. In collaboration with you, the GreenChair™ team photograph, collate relevant data, grade, perform quality checks and review on site logistics for the proposed collection.

Typical timeline: 1 week

Step 1: Audit

The GreenChair™ team begin the allocation process for available Furniture, Fittings and Equipment (FF&E).  The approved inventory list is circulated to NFPs, charities and community groups registered on the GreenChair™ database and allocated accordingly. Scheduling, communication and paperwork is generated for collection.

Typical timeline: 1-2 weeks

Step 2: Allocation

Collections are scheduled and beneficiaries coordinate the collection of their allocated items direct from the workplace/site.

Typical timeline: 1 week

Step 3: Collection

Following the collection process, results are analysed and a GreenChair™ certificate detailing waste avoided from landfill (kgs & items), number of beneficiaries assisted and CO2e saved is distributed.

Typical timeline: 1 week

Step 4: Results

Items eligible for gifting

  • Office chairs, meeting chairs, waiting chairs

  • Workstations, desks

  • Cupboards, tambours, pedestals/under desk draws, shelving units, credenzas, display cabinets

  • Meeting tables, side tables, coffee tables

  • Lounges, armchairs, ottomans

  • Kitchen tables, chairs, stools

  • Outdoor furniture

  • Crockery, cutlery, glassware

  • Coffee machines, kettles, sandwich maker, toasters

  • Fridges, dishwashers, ovens, microwaves

  • Lamps, heaters, fans, coat racks

  • Whiteboards, pinboards

  • Artwork, stationery

  • Plants, planter boxes, pots

  • Medical beds, blood donation chairs

  • Carpet tiles, ceiling tiles, acoustic wall tiles

Items not eligible for gifting

  • Damaged or broken items

  • Stained or extremely dirty items that don’t clean up

  • Joinery or built-in goods

  • Hard wired items

  • ★★★★★

    Quick turn-around at a reasonable price. Excellent customer service and hassle-free.

    — Nabilla Antipas, Rottnest Island Authority

  • ★★★★★

    Such a great example of sustainability and reducing landfill. GreenChair are so easy to work with and the donation of unwanted office items, to NFPs is very smooth.

    — Lorraine Pension, Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia

  • ★★★★★

    Your team did an incredible job. It’s refreshing working with a team that identifies a problem and just tackles it head on – it’s very different to some experiences I’ve had in recent years! Will print and frame the GreenChair stats certificate and display proudly in our reception and circulate through the business.

    — Martin Lloyd, WOOD PLC

We are leading the way. Join us.

  • Extensive database of Australian Not For Profits and community groups

  • 160+ successful projects delivered

  • 95% average landfill aversion rate for the FY 2023/2024

  • Operating across Australia

  • Winner of the WasteSorted award

  • Flexibility to tailor our process to suit your business requirements

  • GreenChair™ is a furniture repurposing program helping businesses to transfer furniture to NFPs and community groups. Initially introduced to support the building and construction industry, due to demand, the program has evolved to include all sectors and industries.

  • There is no limit to what we can re-purpose as long as it can be safely removed from site and accessed by the recipient, it can be repurposed. To date we have facilitated donations of all your typical office furniture, carpet tiles, whitegoods, artwork, medical beds, commercial kitchen supplies, hospitality goods and so on. Examples of things we do not repurpose are electrical hard wired items and large complex joinery (i.e. kitchen benches) etc.

  • GreenChair™ operates throughout Australia and New Zealand in all major cities and metro areas. We are also currently developing channels for regional areas.

  • No, we are not a removal or collection service. We facilitate the audit and allocation of your unwanted furniture to NFPs and community groups. If you’d like more detail on this, please contact us.

  • No, GreenChair™ do not accept broken or damaged/soiled furniture. We only repurpose items that are gently used to NFPs and community groups.

  • We can, but ideally the audit will be done prior to furniture being taken apart & stored. We cannot photograph & list items that are not assembled, we need to show the item complete. We have successfully audited and repurposed items in storage provided there is room to move around the storage facility and heavy items are not stacked too high.

  • Probably not, but contact us to check. We usually need time to audit, circulate the listing to our database and give the recipients time to arrange their pickups.

  • Not really, but this is determined on a case by case basis and depends on our capacity to help at the time. It is always worth reaching out to ask.

  • Due to tight timeframes we work to with building and construction deadlines, we have found it works well for GreenChair™ to do an audit of all furniture and then your business marks any item they are keeping. Only items signed off as "available" will be circulated to the GreenChair™ database. The total of all items being repurposed internally and/or externally is included in the final results we give to you if items are being reused.

  • As part of the GreenChair™ model we offer you the final results of your job in the form of a GreenChair™ certificate that details: kgs of material waste avoided, number of items saved from landfill, how many charities were supported and the total emissions savings you achieved.

  • We charge a nominal admin fee to the business repurposing the goods which covers our costs and ensures the items remain free of charge to the NFPs and community groups. The fee is dependent on the scope of work and is quoted upon receipt of detail. For more information reach out to us via our Contact Us page and one of our team will be in touch.

  • Yes! We are growing rapidly and always keen to hear from people who may be interested in being part of our team. You can reach out to us via our Contact Us page. We look forward to hearing from you.

  • GreenChair™ currently work within the commercial space, not residential.

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