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Recycling industrial timber diverts this waste from landfill, contributes to sequestering carbon and reduces carbon dioxide emissions from processing forest materials.

Carbon is 'locked up' in fully mature trees thus lowering greenhouse emissions. For animal bedding, mulch and compost, the use of recycled woodchip provides carbon to Perth's carbon deficient sandy soils.

According to the Australian Greenhouse Office, emissions from timber and paper in landfills equates to 1.5% of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions. With the effects of global warming becoming an ever increasing reality, diversion of timber waste and subsequent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions represents a better environmental and social outcome.

The recovery and processing of industrial timber conserves landfill space. Presercing landfill space prolongs the life of the landfill thereby reducing the need to construct additional calls and ultimately landfills for the Perth Metropolitan area.

One tonne of processed industrial timber woodchip is equivalent to harvesting five trees for woodchip. It is more cost effective to utilise industrial timber as a raw material than harvesting trees.

Disposal of industrial timber waste to the Centre provides a more cost effective waste disposal option than landfill for industry. Approximate disposal cost savings to the Centre over landfill is $35 per tonne.
Source:
http://www.rgang.org.au/rgang.asp?pg=947