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There are compelling environmental benefits to be gained through the recycling of wood offcuts from the construction industry into a practical
and renewable energy source in the form of wood fuel.
- Firstly, wood fuel is both carbon-neutral and renewable, therefore enabling reduction of CO2 emissions by displacing fossil fuels.
- Secondly, the elimination of handling and transportation in the disposal of wood waste provides further CO2 savings.
- Thirdly, by diverting wood offcuts from going to
landfill, the methane emissions that would be generated
when the wood rots down can be avoided. Methane gas is 23 times
more damaging
to the environment than CO2.
Woodwise have used input from the Carbon Trust to
calculate how much CO2 the Woodwise project is saving.
These figures indicate that each tonne of waste wood recycled into woodchip represents a saving of 0.54 tonnes of CO2.
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