What Next for Wood Construction/Demolition Debris?
Residents in localities throughout the world voluntarily participate in the routine recycling of household wastes, such as paper, metals, and plastics containers. But when a house in their neighborhood gets built or torn down, most of the debris – including wood waste – gets landfilled. Such a waste...
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| description | Residents in localities throughout the world voluntarily participate in the routine recycling of household wastes, such as paper, metals, and plastics containers. But when a house in their neighborhood gets built or torn down, most of the debris – including wood waste – gets landfilled. Such a waste of material suggests that there are opportunities to add value to these under-utilized resources. The great variability, as well as contamination, pose major challenges. It is recommended that reclaimed wood be primarily used in the manufacture of durable goods, and then whatever is left over be used for energy (or heat) generation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b275357b57b34d268bea498702f7c38e2022-12-21T17:33:52ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21261930-21262014-11-011016910.15376/biores.10.1.6-9What Next for Wood Construction/Demolition Debris?Martin A. Hubbe0North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest Biomaterials; United StatesResidents in localities throughout the world voluntarily participate in the routine recycling of household wastes, such as paper, metals, and plastics containers. But when a house in their neighborhood gets built or torn down, most of the debris – including wood waste – gets landfilled. Such a waste of material suggests that there are opportunities to add value to these under-utilized resources. The great variability, as well as contamination, pose major challenges. It is recommended that reclaimed wood be primarily used in the manufacture of durable goods, and then whatever is left over be used for energy (or heat) generation.http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_10_1_Hubbe_Editorial_Wood_Construction_DebrisReclaimed woodGlobal warmingVariabilityContaminationDurable productsBioenergy |
| spellingShingle | Martin A. Hubbe What Next for Wood Construction/Demolition Debris? BioResources Reclaimed wood Global warming Variability Contamination Durable products Bioenergy |
| title | What Next for Wood Construction/Demolition Debris? |
| title_full | What Next for Wood Construction/Demolition Debris? |
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| title_short | What Next for Wood Construction/Demolition Debris? |
| title_sort | what next for wood construction demolition debris |
| topic | Reclaimed wood Global warming Variability Contamination Durable products Bioenergy |
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