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I know everyone is on a budget and has a limit on what In total, it is estimated that 40 percent of all China’s factories have been
they can spend, but when it comes to choosing furnish- shut down at some point in order to be inspected by environmental bureau
ings, and especially upholstery, it’s important to take officials. As a result of these inspections over 80,000 factories have been hit
your time, buy the best quality you can afford, and ask with fines and criminal offenses as a result of their emissions.” **
where the furniture is made. If they can’t answer, you
probably don’t want to know. The large furniture resource cata- OK, so this is not all furniture production, but let’s just consider a few
log available today shows that the upholstery is mostly made in more facts about companies doing business in China:
China, a country who is undergoing a huge shutdown of their
environmental practices. Only 1 percent of Chinas’ 560 million city dwellers breathe air consid-
ered to be safe by the European Union.
“China Shuts Down Tens Of Thousands Of Factories In
Unprecedented Pollution Crackdown.”* 16 of the world’s 20 worst cities for air pollution are in China

“China has implemented an unprecedented pollution crackdown 1/3 of China’s mainland is regularly soaked in acid rain
in recent months as the country shuts down tens of thousands of
factories. The effort is part of a national effort to address China’s I don’t mean to be gloom and doom, but I do mean to ask the hard
infamous pollution and has affected wide swaths of China’s manufac- questions about considering sources and how you can make informed
turing sector.”** choices on home furnishings.

More chairs and tables found at
Irvine & Roberts Vineyards. Photo by Jesse Smith

Henry Calvin Fabrics
Photo courtesy of Calvin Fabrics Interior view of a Lee Upholstery chair.

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