Wood is one of the most versatile and precious natural resources in the world, and that includes wood waste. Our local wood collection service means there’s always wood recycling near you, so you won’t need to load up a van and take it to a waste facility yourself. And, of course, separating wood from your general waste also means you reduce your bill by reducing the amount paid in landfill tax by your chosen collection service. All the waste wood we collect is sent for recycling and converted into animal bedding, chipboard or for renewable energy.
What do we classify as wood waste?
It’s vital that we make sure the right bins are used for the right types of waste so that we can recover and recycle as much as possible. What we call wood waste, you may also know as MDF, packaging wood, clean wood, flat-pack furniture or grade A. B and C wood waste. These types of wood and wood products can go in our wood waste collections:
Wood waste is the final unwanted or discarded products from activities such as construction, demolition, wood packaging and from urban household waste recycling centres.
The following types of waste wood are not acceptable for recycling/recovery; telegraph poles, railway sleepers, cooling towers and some fencing. These products are coated with copper/chrome/arsenic (CCA) preservation treatments and creosote and are regulated as hazardous waste.
Wood waste is collected from site in skip or hook containers and taken to our Lower Compton facility. Upon arrival, the wood is classified by grade and tipped on to the pad. On site operatives will then process the material via a shredder till it meets the required specification. This is then bulked on site and sent for additional processing.
Download our Waste Classification Guide
We’re here to make your life easy, so why not download our full Waste Classification Guide including detailed lists of what can and can’t be accepted for all our waste services.
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