- In the first instance, you should contact your local authority to Visit at the wood recycling facilities they offer to the householders.
- Wood recycling ensures that the waste does not end up in landfill site where, as it is biodegradable, it produces greenhouse gases.
- The wood that cannot be reused as reclaimed timber could be recycled into any one of the following:
Ø Mulch- which prevents soil erosion, enrich soils, help limit water loss and moderate soil temperature change.
Ø Composting agent- Sawdust and wood shavings can be used as a bulking agent to improve air flow and decomposition.
Ø PET bedding- Untreated wood material could be used foe PET bedding.
Ø Chip board and medium density fiber board- A resin is mixed with the chipped wood and heat/ pressure is applied to the mixture to form a board.
- There is little scope for the recycling of domestic wood waste. While companies exist for the collection and reuse/recycling of pallets and crates for example, there are only a few such facilities for household waste.
FACTS
- It is estimated that 50 million cubic meters of wood are used in the UK every year. Almost half of these goes into paper making but two thirds of the wood is imported.
- Rainforests are being cut down at the rate of 100 acres per minute.
- The amount of wood and paper we throw away each year is enough to heat 50,000,000 homes for 20 years.
- Ten million tonnes of waste wood is produced each year in the UK
- Only 1.5 million tonnes of waste wood is recycled in the UK every year. The remaining 85 per cent is sent to landfill
- Wood sent to landfill produces methane gasses and contributes to global warming.
- The Government has now set targets to reduce the amount sent to landfill
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