A Shed Resource: A look at Wood Recycling in the UK

Cramer, Marlene; Ridley-Ellis, Daniel

Abstract

The secondary timber value chain was explored by interviewing companies involved in wood recycling. The interviewees include community wood recyclers, chip producers and board-making companies. This paper is a perspective of the wood recycling industry in the UK and gives an insight on how it could become even more circular. What does typical waste wood look like? What kind of wood is used for different products? In which condition is it and is it suitable for higher cascading steps? How is it sorted and by whom? What are the processes used when manufacturing products from secondary timber? Which challenges and barriers are related to the material or the structure of the industry? And how much does the public know about the second life of wood waste? Our paper looks at all these questions while accompanying your hypothetical garden shed on the way to its uncertain future.

Citation

Cramer, M., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2020, September). A Shed Resource: A look at Wood Recycling in the UK. Paper presented at Timber 2020, Online

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Timber 2020
• Start Date: Sep 9, 2020
• End Date: Sep 11, 2020
• Deposit Date: Nov 24, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 24, 2021
• Keywords: wood recycling, waste wood, circular economy
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2823833
• Publisher URL: https://www.infuturewood.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Cramer-Timber2020-Wood-Recycling.pdf