Mulching Engineered Wood Products: An Alternative to Landfills
Technical Topic
Building a 2,000-square-foot house generates an average of 1.7 tons of construction waste, much of which is from engineered wood products. Making mulch from engineered wood products is an innovative alternative to putting the waste into landfills.
This publication is designed for: builders
Researchers at the University of Georgia investigated the environmental risk of mulching engineered wood products. This publication describes the methodology and results University of Georgia study.
Key sections include:
Types of engineered wood used in the study
Environmental impact
Feasibility of on-site grinding of wood waste from residential construction
Published by APA — The Engineered Wood Association.
