outdoor furniture for the modern lollygagger

outdoor furniture
for the modern
lollygagger™
Loll Designs
1325 N 59th Ave W
Duluth, Minnesota 55807
877-740-3387
lolldesigns.com
Contact:
Sharon Scheidel
877-740-3387 x2
[email protected]
Name & Entrant: Loll Designs
LOLL
Loll is outdoor furniture for the modern lollygagger. Loll Designs understands the relationship between the outdoor
furniture we manufacture and the ability to enjoy it in a healthy environment. We are committed to efficient and responsible use and reuse of manufacturing materials and committed to creating long-lasting products made with recycled
materials and components and packaging that is made in the USA. Through sustainable business practices we create
a positive and rewarding work environment for our employees and foster a sense of pride in what we do. With a global
view we work locally through donations and volunteering to better our community.
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We believe the entire process of our manufacturing needs to be truly sustainable.
• Primary Material. Our USA-sourced material is recycled and recyclable high-density polyethylene
(HDPE), primarily from milk jugs. Approximately 8 milk jugs are reclaimed per pound. Since 2005,
Loll Designs has repurposed over 18 million milk jugs.
• Consolidated Production. We run our production schedule to combine multiple orders together,
which best utilizes raw material yield and creates better efficiencies with less waste. Virtually all
waste is recycled locally.
• Shipping. Loll ships all products knocked down, flat packed with recycled packaging materials.
Shipping our products knocked down also creates better shipping efficiencies. Loll also offsets its
carbon footprint by paying a fee to Carbonfund.org.
HAWKSBOOTS
Our headquarters, the HawksBoots Sustainable Manufacturing Facility, has won accolades by Architectural Record
and Architecture MN for its greening of a brownfield site, the refurbishment of an existing building, and the use of
environmental design in a rooftop office addition.
ECO INITIATIVES
Loll is dedicated to reducing the footprint we are making on this planet.
• 1% for the Planet. 1% For The Planet is a growing global movement of 1,385 companies that donate
1% of their sales to a network of 3,081 environmental organizations worldwide. In our 5th year of
participation, Loll contributes to thinking globally by acting locally with our donations.
• Annual Tree Planting. Starting in 2008, Loll staff has taken a field day each year and gone out to
plant trees. All of us here are concerned with keeping our environment not only vibrant, but clean,
healthy and beautiful too. We try to find places that are in need of watershed restoration and by
providing some of what’s needed in the form of trees and shrubs we become a constructive
part of restoring our local ecosystem.
• Carbonfund.org. “Reduce what you can, Offset what you can’t.” We can’t agree more with this
statement from the Carbonfund. Loll has joined-up with Carbonfund.org to help offset the carbon
emissions generated by shipping our products with carbon-reducing projects such as renewable
energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects. Loll pays a fee to Carbonfund for every
package shipped to offset the carbon generated during shipping. Carbonfund uses that money to
fund their carbon offset projects.
• WindSense. Loll partners with local power company, Minnesota Power, to buy electricity that is
wind-generated by subscribing for blocks of wind energy for a surcharge.
• Made in the USA. Loll materials and products are entirely made in the USA. We employ
approximately 32 full time employees.
Loll now offers over 150 unique products in 9 different colors. Our products are ideal for residential and commercial
applications alike as they are durable, all-weather, and maintenance free.
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Wallbanger
Pliny the Lounger
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Fresh Air Collection
Coco & Satellite Side Table
Containers
Salmela
Adirondack
Ralph Rapson®
HISTORY
Loll’s history begins with the 1997 inception of TrueRide, a design and build contractor specializing in custom municipal skateboard parks. TrueRide’s founders started with a commitment to environmental responsibility and they found
ways to repurpose leftover skate park material as Loll Designs outdoor furniture (lolldesigns.com). Loll was officially
launched in 2006.
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