Second-hand furniture for public authorities and businesses

belgium
furniture
mattresses
reuse
sustainable products
from waste to resources
Published on 01 December 2025
Second-hand furniture for public authorities and businesses

What did they do?

Second-hand furniture for public authorities and businesses? It is possible!

Meet IMPACT Furniture – a department of Oxfam België/Belgique that transforms old furniture into stylish, functional furniture for public authorities and businesses (including the European Commission), while providing meaningful employment opportunities for people who face social exclusion.

Since its inception, IMPACT Furniture has developed numerous innovative products from discarded furniture — from ergonomic chairs, meeting desks, cabinets to acoustic panels.

IMPACT Furniture is proving that sustainable design can be beautiful, functional, and impactful, not just for the environment, but for society as a whole. 

We're proud to share this story as part of our ongoing ‘Social Enterprises’ Role in Furniture and Mattresses’ Circularity’: https://www.rreuse.org/our-work/projects/social-enterprises-role-in-furniture-and-mattresses-circula...

Discover more about IMPACT Furniture: www.impactfurniture.org


Picture credits: Oxfam België/Belgique

Involved organisations

Oxfam Belgium
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IKEA Social Entrepreneurship