Richardson Edition | September 2024

Business

BY DUSTIN BUTLER

Pickup pointers

Pickups start at $0

LoopDeco plants 1 tree for every pickup

Same and next day availability

Removed items are reused, not trashed

SOURCE: LOOPDECOCOMMUNITY IMPACT

469-609-6143 www.loopdeco.com

LoopDeco works with a businesses and recyclers to pick up used furniture across the North Texas.

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LoopDeco oers unwanted furniture pick up across North Texas 12 million tons of furniture is discarded and put in a landll and a large percentage is reusable, LoopDeco CEO and co-founder Ramon Pennell said. That’s where LoopDeco comes in. The details Pennell said LoopDeco removes used furniture and appliances and resells or recycles them. The company works with a service network made up

item they are picking up, then the pick up is free. Additionally, Pennell said that oftentimes, junk hauling companies ruin furniture that would otherwise be reusable. While most of the company’s customers pick ups are consumers, it also works with businesses to remove old furniture from oce settings. Quote of note “Because of logistical challenges associated with reusing items, whether that be picking it up and bringing it to a non-prot, reselling an item through Facebook Marketplace and try to deal with scam- mers, whatever it is, It’s a real pain,” Pennell said. “And so what Loop does is we come in to make it incredibly easy to remove and reuse.”

of small businesses, nonprots organizations and recyclers. Customers use the company’s website to request old furniture be picked up, Pennell said, adding LoopDeco will pick up anywhere in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. “One of those teams in our network will pick up the item the same or next day and then I get reused through rell donation or recycling,” Pennell said. “We’re able to reuse or recycle about 85-to-90% of what it is that we pick up.” What’s special about it Because they focus on furniture and appliances, LoopDeco can reuse most of what is picked up. Pennell said if one of their partners can resell the

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