Timber recycling in Western Australia
Timber is a valuable resource that is both repairable and renewable. It takes significantly less energy to convert into pallets and packaging than plastic or metal. Timber is also in most cases more economical to transport than plastic or metal as it requires less energy and resources in transport. But where do we take these timber pallets or packaging for recycling once its initial purpose has been served?
During 2007 there were two Strategic Waste Initiative Scheme grant projects that were aimed at increasing timber recycling services in Western Australia. These were the opening and expansion of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council’s (EMRC) Hazelmere Timber Recycling Facility and the Timber Development Association’s education program on recycling wood pallets and packaging.
For further information about the projects, or where to take timber for recycling and reuse in Western Australia, please see the below links
Hazelmere Timber Recycling Facility:
The Hazelmere Timber Recycling Centre recovers and processes industrial timber waste so it can be diverted from landfill and recycled as reusable woodchip.
Established by the EMRC, the Centre is the first of its kind in Western Australia.
Industrial timber waste comprises of timber waste from the commercial and industrial sectors in Perth including the transport sector, building trade suppliers, ship building, cabinet making, and construction and demolition companies.
SWIS Grant project details for expansion of the Hazelmere Centre
SWIS Grant project details for Wood Waste Recovery & Reuse Study - Phase 2 conducted by EMRC
Details about Hazelmere Timber Recycling Centre on EMRC website
Hazelmere Timber Recycling Brochure
Timber Development Association:
The Timber Development Association conducted an educational program to increase timber waste diverted from landfill and recycled or reused in Western Australia.
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