Lacquer and paint made from petro-chemicals are basically plastic, creating a lot of microplastics that pollute our environment and oceans. Lacquered wood is classified as toxic waste – the only safe way to get rid of it is to burn it, releasing all the captured CO2 and toxins into the atmosphere, and into our air and soil. In an original tree life, wood dies and starts to rot and takes the CO2 with it into the ground. An ecoblaq™ treated furniture can be left to rot without causing environmental harm to the environment. We prefer designs made to last – and the ecoblaq™ treatment will last with it.