The Resource Efficiency Action Plan : Joinery is a contribution to delivering targets in the joint government and industry Strategy for Sustainable Construction and will help in reducing wood waste generated by the joinery sector, as well as acting as a model for other sectors of the timber industry.*
It is managed by TREP - the Timber Resource Efficiency Partnership, a joint initiative undertaken by the timber industry trade associations and leading companies across the industry.
Our main aim is to improve resource efficiency across the timber industry, focussed on 3 main areas
- Improving procurement practices
- Managing wood waste better
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Disposal of wood waste
Small working groups concentrating on each area ensure we meet our planned targets and report to the main partnership meetings.
Membership of TREP is free to any individual or company interested in taking part in this work. Please contact us for further information.
*The project is in its 3rd year of funding by WRAP and BRE Trust and is managed by John Fletcher on behalf of BWF
What happens to wood waste now?
The Wood Recyclers Association, formed in 2001, is the main trade association for companies involved in wood recycling in the UK. Its 57 member companies were responsible for recycling 1.8 million of the 2.25 million tonnes total wood waste recycled in the UK in 2010.
The main use of wood waste is in panel board manufacture (1.1 million tonnes), but the use of wood waste for biomass energy increased to over 0.5 million tonnes in 2010 and has increased by over 50% in tha last 2 to 3 years.
