Finally, after decades of being fed misinformation, most people now appreciate that they should take a more active and even a proactive part in making our planet a better place to live.
If cold weather is getting you down why not start thinking about how you can renovate your patio or garden once springtime comes and keep it ecologically sound as well? One way to do that is by decorating your surroundings with plastic outdoor furniture that is made of a unique material called polywood.
Polywood is a nonporous material.
It's made from recycled plastic that transforms milk jugs into plastic lumber that looks like the real thing.
It's not the lightweight junk from years ago.
Rather, it's a high quality material designed to withstand the effects of rain, snow, sun, chlorine, saltwater, mildew, and insect attacks.
The furniture made from such lumber is attractively designed to work well in virtually any environment.
Poly Wood will not absorb moisture, so it's terrific if you live in a humid area.
Neither will it splinter, warp, rot, or crack, no matter where you live.
One of the great things about owning poly wood furniture is that it is maintenance free.
You will never again have to spend a summer's day stripping and resurfacing your lawn furniture.
You won't even have to ever give a thought to painting, staining, or waterproofing it either.
The color is impregnated and it is naturally waterproof as well.
The only occasional maintenance your polywood lawn furniture will ever need is to be washed down with a bit of soap and water.
Do this every so often and you will keep your furniture looking sparkly clean and like new.
Most PolyWood furniture comes preassembled.
Although it's shipped knocked down, all you need are some very basic household tools to assemble it.
It will come with all the hardware, which is stainless steel protectively coated with Xylan.
Although the lumber that polywood furniture is made from is as new as the twenty first century, one of the most popular design themes dates back to the early part of the nineteen hundreds.
You can find a wide selection of Adirondack chairs and lounges as well as Long Island dining chairs from various sources on the Internet.
Unlike the wooden furniture that preceded them, this furniture is available in colors such as sunset red, Pacific blue, hunter green, as well as lemon, lime, black, white, sand, mahogany, and dark teak.
Invest a little time in the cold winter months doing some research and placing some orders and you can enjoy a new beautiful, bright, new, ecologically sound garden setting when spring rolls around.
And you will have done your part to recycle all those empty milk jugs.