Plastic material may seem flimsy at first, but plastic rocking chairs are not in any way inferior to wood or metal rocking chairs. This is especially true when the plastic in use is high density polyethylene (HDPE). Also known as PolyLumber, this type of material is made from recycled plastic such as empty milk jugs, plastic bottles and the like. Despite the fact that it is plastic, it has the look and feel of wood. Apart from that it is also better than wood as there is no need for maintenance, be it rain or shine, in addition to not rotting or cracking. What’s more, its positive impact on the environment will help save the trees.

Where To Find Plastic Rockers

The best place to start looking for plastic rocking chairs is at PlasticLumberYard.com. Dealing in all products of PolyLumber furniture and lumber itself, you can find a wide selection of plastic rocking chairs with different styles and designs. Adirondack, Chippendale, Nautical, Traditional or Mission – you name it and the style and color is yours to choose from. Be sure to check PlasticLumberYard.com first before looking at the alternatives.

Next we have a couple of plastic rocking chairs of the EnviroWood variety from Rocking-Chairs.com (not to be mistaken with RockingChairs.com, without the hyphen). EnviroWood basically produces the same stuff as PolyLumber, just with a different name. Their selections include an Adirondack rocking chair and a Mission-style porch rocking chair, both available in three different colors. Note that the colors for all these HDPE chairs are not painted on, but are mixed into the lumber during molding. The result is that colors will not fade nor will it chip off.

Finally, if none of these plastic rocking chairs look like their wooden counterparts that catch your eye, fear not. There is an alternative. Surf on to HighbrowFurniture.com and take a look at the Eames Plastic Arm Chair collection. Based on an original 1948 design – the Eames Fiberglass  Rocking Chair – the plastic version is identical to the original in all aspects except that their seats are made of polypropylene.