Marmex Recycled Products is a unique company that has (for years) been making and selling quality outdoor furniture like park benches and picnic tables to councils and the like. The difference is that rather being made from wood, are made from recycled milk bottles.
Avoid the recycled plastic nest boxes. RSPB says plastic makes birds damp/cold (also avoid metal that overheats). Use quality plain wood boxes, treated water-based preservative.
This outdoor furniture is weatherproof and easy to wipe-clean. All items are class 3 fire retardant and fall under the proper safety rules. You may see occasional white flecks (from the bottles, can be a talking point!)
This outdoor furniture will not rot, corrode or splinter. And is is guaranteed to last for at least 25 years. Everything is handmade in a factory in Durham (where it’s cold and windy, most of the time!)
The city of Durham is built (like Rome) on seven hills!
One bench from this company uses up around 2000 plastic bottles, to save them languishing on landfills. Although the items started off in just black and brown, now it’s renowned for offering brightly-coloured items too, even in a rainbow of colours, ideal for play parks.
Most items are easy to assemble (you just need a spanner). And full assembly and ground-screw instructions are on the website.
What Products Do Marmax Make?
What makes this company super-special is that has an entire range for special needs. So if you are designing a public space or school playground for children in wheelchairs, this company can accommodate it, to make everyone feel included. Other products include:
- Litter Bins are weatherproof and won’t fade in the sun.
- Dog poop bins and Log Stores.
- Benches, Coffee Tables and Picnic Tables
- Path Posts (for directions)
- Log stores
- Ramps and platforms for wildlife ponds
- We like the Goal Wall that is better than football nets (which if not stored away after use, after often a wildlife hazard, especially foxes). The company also makes golf signs.
Recycled Plastic Raised Gardening Beds
These are a real favourite. Just fill with peat-free soil and grow your own food and flowers (ideal for older people and wheelchair-users).
Use no-dig gardening and fruit protection bags (over netting, which can trap birds and wildlife). Learn how to create pet-safe gardens (use humane slug/snail deterrents). Avoid facing indoor foliage to gardens, to help stop birds flying into windows.
