Wood Waste Resources

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1998 North Carolina Markets Assessment of the Recycling Industry and Recyclable Materials analyzes recycling markets in North Carolina, focusing on the supply and demand for 26 materials in the state (scroll down to the “Wood” section).
Clean Washington Center (CWC) Technical Resources provides a series of construction-related technical resources, including several documents related to wood recycling.
National Wood Recycling Directory is an online directory, developed by American Forest & Paper Association and the USDA Forest Service, containing a nationwide listing of over 700 wood residue-receiving centers.
Recycling Woods (PDF) (4 pp, 398K) , a supplement to the North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center’s Recycling Works newsletter, offers a detailed description of value-added opportunities for recycled wood.
Sustaining Businesses and Jobs Through Pallet Repair and Reuse (PDF) (5 pp, 352K) provides data on 31 pallet reuse businesses and jobs created through pallet repair and reuse. An appendix lists 193 pallet repair and recycling facilities.
Wood Recycling: How to Process Materials for Profitable Markets (PDF) (15 pp, 1.1MB) discusses how to implement and manage successful wood recycling projects. Includes information on topics such as how to expand mulch product lines, milling options for urban trees, and fires at wood recycling and composting facilities.

American Forest & Paper Association is a Web site providing information on recycling a variety of paper and wood materials.
Brooks Forest Products Center is a research unit of the Forest Service devoted to tree quality assessment, automated wood processing, and solid wood recovery, reuse, and recycling research.
Building Materials Reuse Association (formerly Used Building Materials Association), a nonprofit, membership based organization, represents companies and organizations involved in the acquisition and redistribution of used building materials.
National Wooden Pallet and Container Association , an international trade association, represents the interests of manufacturers, recyclers and distributors of pallets, containers, and reels.
US Department of Agriculture Forest Service
- Economic Action Programs is a Web page providing information about the Products Conservation and Recycling program, which helps communities and businesses find new and expanded business opportunities based on forest resources.
- Wood Education and Resource Center is an initiative that, among other things, promotes improved efficiency in forest products manufacturing and increased wood recycling.