The Collins Companies: The Home Depot

The Home Depot

Environmental Leader of US Retailer
You can count on The Home Depot to actively pursue environmental excellence through their stores and vendors. They’re dedicated to making communities a better place for generations to come. From their progressive consumer education programs, to their commitment to carry certified “green” products, they’re dedicated to making a positive environmental impact every day.

FSC-Certified CollinsWood®
As a home improvement retailer, The Home Depot has worked diligently to educate themselves and their suppliers about important forestry issues. In fact, The Home Depot was the first major home improvement retailer to pioneer the US market for wood products certified under the principles of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). This innovative policy led to sharing the President’s Award for Sustainable Development with The Collins Companies.

Collins was the first privately-owned forest products company to be FSC-certified and The Home Depot is proud to carry FSC-certified CollinsWood®. The Home Depot carries CollinsWood dimension lumber, pine commons, treated decking, particleboard, particleboard with melamine overlay, cedar siding, paneling, and decking.

Additional Products Utilizing CollinsWood®
• Red oak doors by Caoba, Inc.
• Sawhorses by Signature Development
• Work benches by California Redwood Products
• Lattice and Arbors by LWO

The Home Depot’s Environmental Commitment
As members of the FSC, The Home Depot helped lay the foundation for the Certified Forest Products Council, an organization that facilitates the increased purchase, use, and sale of third-party, independent, certified forest products.

Over the last six years, The Home Depot has introduced new FSC-certified products and alternative materials for consumers to choose from. In addition to CollinsWood, customers will find:

• Royal Mahogany Doors from a certified forest in Costa Rica.
• Premwood Doors, an alternative to lauan interior doors.
• Hardwood plywoods by Roseburg F.P. and Columbia F.P.
• FSC-certified dimensional lumber from a large Canadian supplier.
• Flooring underlayment made from recycled newspapers and gypsum sold as a
replacement to lauan flooring underlayment.

Rest assured, as more “green” products become available, The Home Depot will carry them.