Waste household and workplace furniture has special characteristics of a complex nature based on likely assumptions. This is because: o The lifespan of furniture can be very long (up to several decades, as compared with less than a year for e.g. household packaging), which makes it difficult to estimate the total amount of waste. In addition, the take-back of furniture by certain organisations such as Emmaus or the Ressourceries network contributes to an increase in product lifespan as a result of repair and re-use. o Waste furniture is highly diversified. The label "furniture" can apply to all kinds of items, ranging from office furniture to sofas. The concept of furniture therefore covers a large number of items made of various materials (wood, glass, metal, resins, fabrics, foam rubber, etc.) o Waste furniture comprises highly diverse household and related waste that is generally collected in the same way as bulky waste, and more concentrated workplace waste that may or may not be subject to organised take-back when new furniture is installed. This study stems from a desire to establish a framework for the creation of systems for the management of used household and workplace furniture, with the following main objectives: o improving people’s knowledge of the household and workplace furniture market; o estimating total amounts of used furniture and the populations concerned; o devising organisational scenarios for the sector. All furniture intended for households and workplaces has been taken into account: household furniture acquired by households from distributors, workplace furniture acquired by companies directly from manufacturers (producers) or outlets that sell to workplaces, and “household-like” furniture acquired by small businesses via traditional household distribution channels. 95% of the tonnage placed on the market could be described as workplace or household furniture.