Most wood waste generated as a bi-product of industry tends to be bulky packaging waste in the form of pallets and packaging crates.

Due to the amount of space it takes up the combined disposal of wood and general waste is not recommended as it will inevitably result in higher transport and disposal cost and will certainly lead to more frequent container changeovers.

Simple segregation into a dedicated timber container is of substantial benefit to generators of wood waste, both in terms of transport costs and the elimination of landfill tax.

Regular sources of wood waste include sawmills, transfer stations, construction and demolition sites and timber frame manufacturers. Provided that wood waste can be segregated out and remain free from contaminants, then it can be recycled.

Legislation such as the producer responsibility (packaging waste) regulations, now requires qualifying companies to recycle their wood packaging waste, including pallets, packing crates and barrels.

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What happens to the wood???

The wood is put through mill shredders to break down the wood waste in to chips of approximately 50mm, where is then fed through a screening process to remove sub-5mm particles and oversized material to produce a high specification material for various end uses.

Magnets are used to remove all ferrous and non-ferrous metals before the chips are reduced in size prior to being stained, using organic colorants to colour the woodchip.

Decor chip is used extensively by councils for landscaping mulch in applications such as roundabouts, roadside verges and play areas and all major garden centres in Scotland and England now stock the Decor chip.

Good woodchip is sold as horse bedding and a range of agricultural products are now available for bedding and hard standing.