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The wooden recycling and reuse system remains to be rising in Italy, which on this entrance exceeds, for as soon as in a constructive means, the European averages, with 1.6 million tons of wooden despatched for recycling by Rilegno, of which 46.10 % made up of packaging, for a recycling share of 64.92% in comparison with what was launched for consumption, which was 3.3 million tonnes. More than double the target of 30% by 2030 additionally reiterated by the brand new European Regulation (Ppwr) and greater than the 62.7% recorded final yr, absolutely the volumes are additionally barely decrease (1.7 million tonnes in 2023 and three.4 million tonnes launched for consumption.
This is the very best results of the final eight years, with a pattern that sees a transparent development in comparison with 60% in 2016. The reuse sector particularly continues to develop, with 909,210 tonnes of pallets regenerated and reintroduced for consumption, equal to greater than 70 million items.
At a territorial degree, in reuse, Lombardy leads with 264,860 tonnes (29% of the whole), adopted by Piedmont (133,754), Veneto (110,849), Emilia Romagna (108,883) and Tuscany (101,364).
95% of the recycled wooden materials is used for the creation of chipboard panels, of major significance for the furnishings business, and different merchandise resembling pallet blocks, wood-cement blocks for building, biofilters, wooden pulp meant for paper mills and compost. The financial influence generated might be estimated at roughly 3.1 billion, over 10 thousand jobs and a saving in CO2 emissions of 1.8 million tonnes.
«The determine to underline is that of reuse, on which Rilegno has at all times targeted, which has grown to over 900 thousand tons. This crucial consequence, achieved in a market as giant because the Italian one which is second solely to the German one, has a decisive influence in relation to the product launched for consumption with constructive penalties at an environmental and financial degree”, feedback Nicola Semeraro, president of Rilegno, who manages a provide chain based mostly on 1,957 consortium members, 384 assortment platforms unfold throughout the territory and 16 recycling crops.