National timber window frame recycling scheme started
4 June 2023The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has joined forces with the Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) and Community Wood Recycling to support timber window frame recycling across the construction industry.
Open to all BWF members, the recycling scheme will collect any waste wood for recycling – including timber frames and off-cuts – where a designated volume has been accumulated.
Through Community Wood Recycling, 100% of the wood supplied is reused or recycled, meaning none of the waste collected will end up in landfill.
“We know that our members do everything they can to make the most efficient use of their raw material, but we wanted to help them go even further,” said Helen Hewitt, CEO of the British Woodworking Federation.
Ms Hewitt said the initiative will further add to the sustainability credentials of timber as a building material.
The GGF said it had already seen huge success with its PVC-U and aluminium recycling schemes.
Waste timber window frame materials can have fixtures and fittings attached and be left in a designated area on a construction site for collection.
The UK creates 4.5 million tonnes of waste wood each year.
