David Harper- Antiques expert on TV - Bargain Hunt, Antiques Road Trip, Cash in the attic

Not only are antiques fabulous value for money when compared to new items of a similar and even lesser quality , but they are as green as they come...furnishing a house with gorgeous vintage and antique pieces is about the most environmentally friendly thing you can do in your home. You'll have a unique decor and design, it'll look a million dollars and it will have cost a fraction of what you'd pay on the high street... its not rocket science!

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Lennox Cato- BBC Antiques Roadshow Expert

I support the aims and objectives of Antiques are Green.org

Tim Dawes, Chair of the Green Party of England and Wales.

"If we are to learn to live in respect for our finite planet, people need to make best use of what we have. That means extending the life of all the things we make - furniture, things of use and things of beauty. Antiques have a huge part to play in showing what is possible. Filling your house with antique and retro pieces is one of the greenest thing you can do. About the only domestic thing that beats that is taking them home from the sale-room on a cycle-trailer!"

Gale Pirie- Canadian Antiques Roadshow Expert

Gale Pirie, well known Canadian independent appraiser is dedicated to preserving material heritage and "recycling history". A Canadian Antiques Roadshow appraiser, she also and writes a regular column for The Upper Canadian Antique Showcase magazine.

Kathryn Rayward- BBC co-presenter of Cracking Antiques

We support the aims and objectives of Antiques are Green. I am an interior designer and vintage dealer who believes passionately about promoting antiques as the most planet friendly way of furnishing our homes. I am also the co presenter with Mark Hill of a new six part series on BBC2 Wed 8.30pm called 'Cracking Antiques". Not only do we want to take antiques off their pedestals and teach people how to live and love antiques within their 21st Century lifestyles, but also to shout from the rooftops that Antiques are Green!

Thomas Plant-BBC flog it and Bargain Hunt Auctioneer and Valuer

“Thomas Plant, auctioneer and valuer from Special Auction Services in Berkshire, is a keen supporter of the Antiques Are Green campaign and movement. The original recycling! Either at auctions, fairs, shops, markets or online.” “I always bang on to my family and friends that there is no greater or greener fun than finding that something for your home or a great unique gift for that special occasion in one of Britain’s Antique outlets. On taking the antique or collectable home you are sure that you are giving them something with history, quality, longevity and integrity.”

Natash Goodfellow- Deputy Editor BBC Homes and Antiques magazine

No matter how ethically sourced your timber, or how sustainably grown, a new product is, almost always, using up precious resources. Reuse is the best form of recycling so buying and using antiques is, quite simply, one of the greenest things you can do. Or, looked at another way – it’s guilt-free shopping!’

Clive Stewart-Lockhart, BBC Antiques Roadshow Expert and Deputy Chairman of Dreweatts Bloomsbury Auctioneers

Not only are Antiques "Green", they are the ultimate example of good re-cycling as well as being very good value. They dont have to cost the earth and it is possible to have something made over 200 years ago for less than the cost of a day out at a theme park! For someone who is not happy assembling flat pack furniture, antiques also have the advantage of coming ready assembled

Jonathan Pratt - BBC Bargain Hunt Auctioneer & Expert

The reason why all these items have lasted so well is because they are so well made. For relatively small investments, items can be bought that will give a lifetime of pleasure many times over. It’s recycling, it’s enjoyable and it’s good use of your money. What other investments can you literally ‘sit on’. It is a superb campaign and I support it wholeheartedly.

John Sandon-BBC Antiques Roadshow Expert and Director of Ceramics at Bonhams

I always use antiques at home for their original purpose- I love to drink out of Georgian glasses, and I even use an 18th century Worcester teapot that pours much better than any modern one. My kitchen and bathroom are set with old Delft tiles which are 200 years older than my house. I can never resist buying them for so much less than modern hand-painted tiles. Antique collections need to be lived with and enjoyed all the time. As long as you are careful, nothing beats the pleasure of using antique porcelain. Buying and using antiques are such a good way of being green

Mark Hill, BBC Antiques Roadshow expert and Miller's author

Furnishing your home with antiques and 20thC design not only allows you to express yourself and build a truly individual look, but it also helps save our environment. Consider the carbon footprint left by a new chest of drawers made from trees cut down in the Far East, transported to a factory, and shipped across the world for sale. When this, or an MDF or chipboard wardrobe, invariably collapses after a few years, it causes yet more environmental issues. Antiques and 20thC design have been 'green' for decades - and even centuries. Furthermore, you're not wasting your money - most high street or retail park pieces are worthless after a few years whereas, by comparison, antiques and 20thC design typically hold a firm residual value. Recycling by shopping at an auction, dealer, or fair, is wiser, more rewarding, and truly environmentally friendly .

Marc Allum – BBC Antiques Roadshow Specialist, writer and lecturer.

During my years as an auctioneer I was always imbued with a strong sense of re-distribution and re-cycling, I worked with a great desire to save things for future use and enjoyment, often frustrated by the relatively small number of like-minded people. The green angle has always existed and at last it’s good to see it being officially promoted; it’s a cause that I whole heartedly support

Mark Bridge, Editor-in-Chief Antiques Trade Gazette

Antiques have been handed down from generation to generation and their carbon footprint has long been eradicated. To buy antiques is to recycle in style and Antiques Trade Gazette is an ardent supporter of the Antiques are Green campaign.

Sarah Percy-Davis- LAPADA Chief Executive

When looking to furnish your home and before visiting your contemporary retailer consider the ecological benefits of buying antiques and recycling furniture and other utilitarian and decorative items that have been designed well and made to last centuries. On top of their green credentials, there are other benefits too, you will be investing in something truly unique and conserving your money in an object that will have a second hand value.

Jonty Hearnden-BBC antiques TV presenter

Many antiques were made with so much skill and are of such quality that they were often passed down from generation to generation as highly prized family heirlooms. Is it therefore any wonder that so many of us are still fascinated by them? It makes complete sense to me to support the “antiques are green” campaign so that we can not only marvel and preserve craftsmanship at its very best but can do our small but important part to help save the planet at the same time.