recovered wood; waste wood; recycling; wood-based panels

Das Rilegno-Netz ist ein Musterbeispiel für Exzellenz in der Abfall- und Recyclinglogistik für Nach-Gebrauchs-Holz und maximiert die Vorteile einer integrierten Kreislauf-Wertschöpfungskette und eines Marktansatzes für den gesamten Holz- und Möbelsektor. Höhepunkte der innovativen Merkmale:

• Das Sammelnetz deckt das gesamte Gebiet mit 419 privaten Sammelplattformen ab, die den industriellen und gewerblichen Sektor bedienen.
• Mehr als 4 500 Gemeinden mit über 42 Millionen Einwohnern haben Vereinbarungen für die städtische Sammlung unterzeichnet.
• 15 große Plattenhersteller recyceln große Mengen, um die Möbel- und Bauindustrie mit Plattenprodukten zu beliefern, was etwa 3,2 Millionen Tonnen an freigegebenen Teilen entspricht.
• 63 % des Materials, das dem Recycling von Platten zugeführt wird, stammt hauptsächlich aus Holzverpackungen wie Paletten, Obst- und Gemüsekisten, Kisten, Kabeltrommeln und Korkstopfen.
• Darüber hinaus werden 60 Millionen Stück bzw. 839.000 Tonnen regenerierte Paletten auf den Markt zurückgebracht, die somit wieder in den Logistikkreislauf gelangen, anstatt zu Abfall zu werden.
• Die dadurch erzielten CO2-Einsparungen belaufen sich auf rund 1 Million Tonnen pro Jahr. Die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen belaufen sich auf rund 1,4 Millionen Euro und 6.000 Arbeitsplätze.

Il network Rilegno è una vetrina d'eccellenza nella logistica dei rifiuti legnosi post-consumo e del riciclo, massimizzando i benefici di una catena del valore circolare integrata e di un approccio al mercato per l'intera filiera del legno e del mobile. In evidenza le caratteristiche innovative:

• La rete di raccolta copre l'intero territorio con 419 piattaforme di raccolta private che servono il settore industriale e commerciale.
• Più di 4.500 comuni che rappresentano oltre 42 milioni di abitanti hanno firmato accordi per la raccolta urbana.
• 15 grandi produttori di pannelli riciclano grandi volumi per fornire prodotti in cartone all'industria del mobile e dell'edilizia, pari a circa 3,2 milioni di tonnellate di materiale rilasciato.
• Il 63% del materiale inviato al riciclo in pannelli proviene principalmente da imballaggi in legno come pallet, cassette per frutta e verdura, scatole, avvolgicavi, tappi di sughero.
• Inoltre, vengono restituiti al mercato 60 milioni di pezzi pari a 839.000 tonnellate di pallet rigenerati, che rientrano così nel circuito della logistica invece di diventare rifiuti.
• Il risparmio di CO2 ottenuto ammonta a circa 1 milione di tonnellate all'anno. L'impatto economico è di circa 1,4 milioni di euro e 6.000 posti di lavoro.

UNILIN represents one of the most advanced recycling systems for valorizing post-consumer wood waste streams on large industrial scale. It relies on an established collection system and supplier network. Cascading wood reduces the need for fresh roundwood and prolongs the carbon capture. Particle boards from recovered wood are a prime case for Circular Economy in the sector. Highlights of innovative features :

• Large investments in high tech sorting and cleaning equipment enables the processing of huge volumes of demolition and urban waste: up to 1 million tons are recycled into panels per year.
• Chipboards are produced with up to 90% recycled wood.
• To offset carbon emissions, factories are powered 70-90% by renewable energy from wood waste that cannot be recycled.
• Partnerships with a large supplier network including container parks, demolition firms, packaging and furniture industries ensure the recovery of large wood volumes that are no longer usable for other processes.

The Rilegno network is a showcase of excellence in post-consumer wood waste and recycling logistics, maximizing the benefits of an integrated circular value chain and market approach for the entire wood and furniture sector. Highlights of innovative features:

• The collection network covers the entire territory with 419 private collection platforms serving the industrial and commercial sector.
• More than 4,500 municipalities representing over 42 million inhabitants have signed agreements for urban collection.
• 15 major panel producers recycle large volumes to supply board products to furniture and construction industries, amounting for about 3.2 million tons of released items.
• 63% of the material sent for recycling into boards comes mainly from wooden packaging such as pallets, crates for fruit and vegetables, boxes, cable reels, cork stoppers.
• In addition, 60 million items equal to 839,000 tons of regenerated pallets are returned to the market, which thus re-enter the logistics circuit instead of becoming waste.
• The gained CO2 savings amount to around 1 million tons per year. The economic impact is around 1.4 million euros and 6,000 jobs.

Egger Romania invested in resource saving technology and included recycling in the process. Up to 18% of the wood used in Romanian factories are recycling material. They process waste wood from furniture, pallets, wooden packaging materials, construction and demolition, that meets the requirements of the applicable directives and inspection systems. The material is also inspected visually and contaminated wood is separated for thermal use. In Romania, the EGGER Group runs its own recycling enterprises under the name Timberpak.

Suitable recycled wood is processed there and used for chipboard production. Large volumes of by-products and recyclable wood are generated by the plants. The company upgrades them into materials or uses them to generate environmentally friendly heat and electricity. With EGGER wood-based materials, the company established good environmental performance of the urban wood material. The objective of a closed loop material cycle is, on the one hand, to reuse all waste and by products as efficiently as possible, and on the other hand, to make substances used in the product available again for production at the end of the product life cycle, by implementing optimal recycling. The possibility of a closed material cycle should be taken into account even during the preliminary stage of product planning in conjunction with product design. Re-use of materials that were already used in products and have passed through a usage phase. The great challenge is to separate materials so that they become again source materials for new products. The collection division of recycled wood and the recycling installation of wood from Romania are the EGGER’s solution for a secondary, sustainable life cycle of materials based on wood.

The recycling wood quantities which were elaborated and recycled in 2016 by EGGER Romania replaced the potential of usage of 35,000 hectares of forests. The company has a unique wood recycling installation in Romania, dedicated and used exclusively for this purpose. At Romanian level, EGGER uses in average 17 % recycled wood for the production of panels based on wood in 2018. Last year, EGGER Romania reached a level of approximately 8 % and in the half of 2017, while in 2017 reach 15 % of recycled wood, and it was estimated a share of 17 % for the second half of 2017. The objective for 2020 is to recycle more than 150,000 tonnes of materials based on wood, annually, equivalent to more than 30 % of the volume of wood from forest works, according to Ioan Banciu, technical director of EGGER Eastern Europe division.