Study shows more than half of wood waste from demolished buildings can be reused
The construction industry is a gigantic source of trash. In the European Union, for example, it accounts for 35% of total waste generation and half of all materials extracted.
One way to reduce that refuse is by recycling wood.
Almost everybody is familiar with recycling paper, aluminum, and glass, but far fewer people are aware that wood from buildings can also be salvaged and repurposed – just 44% of American adults according to a US Forest Service survey. A recent German study showed that more than half of the wood waste from demolished buildings could be reused directly or recycled into other materials, compared with just 20 percent in the country today.
