Pedrali Introduces Recycled Plastic Contract Furniture

Pedrali has introduced its first furniture collections manufactured using 100% recycled plastic, marking an important milestone in the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainable design and responsible production.

Remind	Babila XL

The new material combines 50% post-consumer plastic waste with 50% industrial plastic waste, creating a durable, commercially viable solution that supports Pedrali’s broader sustainability objectives while maintaining the performance standards expected of contract furniture.

Post-consumer plastic waste originates from recycled consumer products such as bottles and food packaging. While Pedrali has long reintegrated manufacturing waste into its production processes, this latest development expands that approach by incorporating materials recovered from packaging films and containers.

Following extensive testing, Pedrali identified a 50% post-consumer blend as the optimal balance between sustainability, durability and product quality.

Designed for Long-Term Commercial Use

Furniture produced using this recycled material has been tested to withstand prolonged exposure to light and temperatures ranging from +50°C to -10°C without deterioration. Antistatic finishes also make surfaces easy to clean, maintain, sanitise and disinfect.

All products manufactured using this material share a distinctive grey finish. The neutral tone was selected to help balance and conceal the natural variations typically found within recycled materials.

Among the first products developed using this material is the Remind “recycled grey” chair, designed by Eugeni Quitllet.

Also available is the Babila XL armchair by Odo Fioravanti, offered in the same recycled grey finish.

From the earliest design stages, both collections were developed with resource efficiency, comfort and durability in mind, demonstrating how sustainable materials can be successfully integrated into contemporary contract furniture.

Plastic seating for commercial environments must be lightweight, practical and highly resistant. These requirements are achieved through different manufacturing approaches. The Remind collection uses air moulding technology to impart structural strength through hollow forms, while the Babila XL armchair uses varying thicknesses of polypropylene to achieve similar performance characteristics.

The Babila XL recycled version can also be specified with wooden legs, combining recycled plastic with responsibly sourced natural materials.

All Pedrali wood products are FSC™ C114358 certified, confirming that timber is sourced from responsibly managed forests that meet recognised environmental, social and economic standards.

Supporting a Broader Sustainability Strategy

This development forms part of Pedrali’s wider sustainability strategy, which focuses on optimising the use of raw materials, improving manufacturing efficiency, reducing waste, and controlling emissions throughout the design and production process.

For Pedrali, sustainability is not limited to material selection. It is embedded within company culture and considered a long-term commitment that informs both product development and manufacturing decisions.

The Remind and Babila XL recycled grey collections represent the first step in what is expected to be an expanding range of recycled furniture solutions from the brand.

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