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Valorize Wood Waste & Furniture Manufacturing Residues

Sawdust, wood chips, and MDF offcuts are valuable biomass and raw material streams. SymbioFlows connects you with the buyers who pay most for your specific grade.

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~55M t/yr

EU wood waste generation

src: Eurostat 2020

17–19 MJ/kg

Clean wood biomass calorific value

src: Phyllis2 database

80–90%

Particleboard sawdust content

src: industry data

<10%

MDF fibre board recycling rate

src: industry est.

Key Waste Streams — EWC Codes & Buyers

EWC CodeMaterialWho Buys It
03 01 01Bark & Cork WasteBiomass boilers, mulch and landscaping suppliers
03 01 05Sawdust, Shavings & Wood ChipsParticleboard manufacturers, biomass boilers, animal bedding
03 01 04*Treated Wood Waste (hazardous)Dedicated treated-wood combustion (licensed)
19 12 07Processed Wood WasteBiomass energy (if laminate-free), particleboard co-input
17 02 01Construction Timber WasteBiomass, chipboard, or composting

* hazardous under EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC

Industries That Buy Wood & Furniture Waste

Biomass Energy

Clean wood chips and sawdust as solid biofuel for heat and power

Particleboard

Sawdust and wood fibre as primary raw material

Agriculture

Bark and sawdust as animal bedding and compost feedstock

Paper & Pulp

Clean wood chips as pulp furnish for specialty papers

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