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Unlock the Power of Furniture Recycling

Implementing a furniture recycling program can boost your sustainability efforts, foster community engagement, and establish you as an environmentally responsible business. 

Discover practical solutions for furniture removal and recycling, successful case studies from other retailers, and strategies for engaging customers in CSR initiatives. Learn how implementing a furniture recycling program can enhance your sustainability efforts, foster community engagement, and attract eco-conscious customers.

Our Panel of Experts:

Duane Petroskey – President of Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design

Duane Petroskey, the President of Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design, has over 30 years of experience in the furniture and interior design industry. Gorman’s, which operates four distinguished stores in southeastern Michigan, has a long history rooted in recycling. The company began in 1940 as a damaged railroad freight company, soon evolving to repair and resell damaged furniture pieces to the community. Today, Gorman’s Home Furnishings & Interior Design continues this tradition of community support with “Michigan’s Largest Housewarming Party,” a social responsibility initiative that collects gently used furniture and new household items for families and individuals in need throughout the metro Detroit area.

Roman Pennell – Owner, LoopDeco 

Roman Pennell is the Founder of LoopDeco, a Dallas-based furniture sustainability platform launched in September 2023. Before this, he co-founded CouchCycled, a furniture resale business that successfully diverted over 500,000 lbs of furniture from landfills and donated over 500 items to local charities. 

Derrick Sides – Executive Director, The Barnabas Furniture Bank 

Derrick Sides is the Executive Director of The Barnabas Furniture Bank. The Barnabas Furniture Bank gathers new and gently used furniture from around the community and gives it, at no cost, to qualified families and individuals on the path to self-sufficiency. The organization furnishes 800+ households a year for people who are transitioning out of homelessness, fleeing abuse, overcoming major obstacles, resettling, or breaking the cycle of poverty. They partner with 150+ local agencies to ensure that every neighbor has a place to sit, a place to eat, and a place to sleep. Simply put, they recycle furniture and restore lives.