Ecolegno Firenze has embarked on the path of wood recovery. Perhaps not everyone knows that wood waste, once it reaches the landfill, becomes extremely harmful: if it is not treated properly, it undergoes a process that leads it to release methane, a greenhouse gas twenty times heavier than carbon dioxide. Furthermore, wood waste takes up space for non-recyclable waste. That is why it is essential to recover the timber before it ends up in landfills.

Today, for us, recycling wood means transforming it into valuable raw materials destined for new production cycles. Thanks to the development of recovery technologies and above all thanks to the creation of the innovative storage, sorting and treatment plant, our company has successfully achieved the goal of Integrated Management System certification. From the new life given to recovered wood, ecological chipboard panels used for construction and furniture are made.

The life cycle of wood

In the complexities of the economy and contemporary society we do our part: we take care of the recovery of wood to give it new life. Ours is a circular thinking, a mental attitude, and finally an industrial process. Wood is used in many contexts, not only in our homes but also in the commercial and production fields: just think of the wooden boxes used in the fruit and vegetable sector, the pallets used for loading and unloading goods, the structures in wood that make up the scaffolding, and so on.

This huge amount of wood, once it reaches the end of its life cycle, must be recovered to prevent it from ending up in landfills. Ecolegno Firenze is a positive example from start to finish: from the enhancement of recycled wood, to the production of an environmentally friendly panel, to the sustainability of the furniture that furnish our homes.

Capillary collection system

The life cycle of wood can last indefinitely, with ecological and economic benefits. Recycling wood, in fact, means saving energy, improving the quality of the air and at the same time avoiding waste. Ecolegno Firenze is at the forefront, among Italian operators, in the recovery of wood: we collaborate with municipalities and municipal companies to offer a widespread collection system in the Tuscan capital. All the recovered wood is subjected to a processing cycle whose final stage is the production of the so-called chipboard panel, now widely used in the furniture sector.