Site management
to supply more than 700,000 UK households, which is equivalent to the metropolitan area of Sheffield. Given that we estimate that the UK
produces approximately 5m tonnes of raw waste wood a year, these new plants will be a game changer, generating sufficient industrial and commercial demand to ensure the UK no longer has to landfill waste wood − a real success. We have also seen a year on year growth of 38% within the panel board (chipboard) sector for WRA members, and total UK panel board usage in 2017 rose to 924,000 tonnes. Further recycling routes such as landscaping, animal bedding and the equestrian surfaces markets produced a total volume of an additional 800,000 tonnes during 2017, which is fantastic for our economy and environment. So it is clear for all to see that waste wood is a commodity worth protecting for the future of the UK. We are hopeful that we will soon be
launching our waste wood FPP guidance for our members and others, and that it will be the launchpad for an even brighter, bigger future for the waste wood industry in the country as part of the circular economy, as well as the foundation of an increasingly safer waste and recycling sector
Andy Hill is chairman of the Wood Recyclers’ Association. For more information, view page 5
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