Sustainability & Compliance

We help businesses meet their sustainability targets through used and refurbished office furniture. Every order comes with full compliance documentation, carbon savings data, and waste transfer notes for your ESG reporting.


Zero landfill. Full traceability. Supporting your environmental goals since 1980.

 Supporting Your ESG Goals

We provide full compliance documentation with every order: waste transfer notes, carbon savings certificates, and audit-ready reporting. Whether you're buying used furniture, clearing an office, or recycling end-of-life assets, we give you the paperwork procurement needs to tick the sustainability box.

Zero Landfill Commitment

No furniture we handle goes to landfill. Items in good condition are refurbished and resold. Items beyond repair are broken down and recycled by material type: metal, plastic, foam, fabric.



We work with licensed recycling partners across the UK to ensure every item is processed responsibly.

Carbon Savings

Choosing used furniture significantly reduces carbon emissions compared to buying new. Manufacturing a single office chair produces approximately 72kg of CO2. A desk produces around 150kg.



Every quote we provide includes estimated carbon savings so you can report the environmental impact of your purchase.

Compliance Documentation

Every clearance and recycling job comes with full documentation:


  • Waste transfer notes
  • Duty of Care certificates
  • Weight and volume reports
  • Recycling destination records
  • Carbon savings certificates



Everything you need for audit trails and ESG reporting, provided as standard.

Circular Office Model

We support every stage of your office furniture lifecycle:


Supply - Quality used furniture with warranty

Refurbish - Extend the life of existing assets

Clear - Remove unwanted furniture responsibly

Recycle - Zero landfill processing


One supplier. Full circle. No waste.

Our Measurable Impact (2020–2024)

Since 2020, we’ve been carefully tracking the results of our refurbishment and recycling work. These figures highlight the positive impact our clients have made by choosing Coggin SOS. While we’ve been repurposing furniture for over 35 years, we can now show — with data — the difference we’re making together.

25,833

Over 25,000 office furniture items refurbished and repurposed for reuse.

61,087

More than 61,000 surplus office items recycled responsibly.

2,282,461

Over 2.2 million kg of material recovered and diverted from landfill.

Supporting Your ESG Goals

Procurement teams face increasing pressure to demonstrate sustainable purchasing. We make it easy:


  • Pre-purchase carbon estimates for business cases
  • Post-purchase certificates for reporting
  • Audit-ready documentation
  • Ongoing supply agreements with consistent reporting



If you need specific data formats or reporting templates, we can accommodate.

Buyback & Offset

Have quality furniture to clear? We'll buy it back and offset the cost against your new order.



Brands we actively buy: Herman Miller, Steelcase, Humanscale, Orangebox, Senator, Sedus.


Your old furniture stays in circulation. Your new order costs less. Your carbon footprint shrinks.

Sustainability & Compliance - FAQs

  • Do you provide waste transfer notes?

    Yes. Every clearance and recycling job includes waste transfer notes as standard. These are provided within 5 working days of collection.


  • Can you provide carbon savings data?

    Yes. We provide estimated carbon savings on quotes and certificates on completion. Data is based on industry-standard lifecycle assessments.


  • What's your recycling rate?

    100%+ across all materials. Furniture is broken down by material type: metal, plastic, foam, wood, fabric. Each material stream goes to licensed recycling partners.


  • Do you send anything to landfill?

    No. We've maintained a zero landfill policy for all furniture we handle. Items are either refurbished for resale or recycled by material.


  • Can you provide documentation for audits?

    Yes. We provide full documentation packages including waste transfer notes, Duty of Care certificates, weight reports, and recycling destination records.


  • Do you buy back old furniture?

    Yes. We buy quality used furniture from brands like Herman Miller, Steelcase, and Humanscale. We can offset this against new orders or pay directly.


  • Can you match our reporting requirements?

    Usually, yes. If you need specific data formats or templates for your ESG reporting, contact us and we'll work with your requirements.