Wood was the third largest fraction of waste in Norway in 2016. 90% of wood wastes were directly recovered through energy and the 10% remaining were mainly sent to recycling. The European Waste Framework Directive (2008) includes a 70% target for material recovery of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste within 2020. There is therefore a need to develop alternative solutions for recovery of wood waste based on the principle of wood cascading. To develop strategies for recycling and re-use, it is essential to know more about the amount, the quality and the distribution of wood waste in Norway. This kind of knowledge is currently lacking. In this study we aim to identify features that could support or restrain wood waste cascading in Eastern Norway by putting into categories the stream of wood waste, by characterizing the chemical composition of wood waste and by analyzing the wood waste recovery network.
Keywords: waste wood, cascading
Authors
Arnaud Hoennige
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norway
Lone Ross Gobakken
Eirik Nordhagen
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