Bioeconomy and Climate change
Discover how the forest-based bioeconomy can contribute to mitigating climate change through carbon storage and material substitution!
Recovered wood such as pallets, private household waste, as well as used wood arising from construction or demolition of buildings or from engineering works, whether contaminated or not. It can be recycled or reused for material or energy purposes. It excludes post-consumer wood that will not be reused (e.g. sent to landfill). It is reported in metric tons.
Source category: International Organisation
| Reference description | UNECE, 2023. “Catalogue of Wood Waste Classifications in the UNECE Region” Geneva Timber and Forest Discussion Paper 91. Geneva, Switzerland: United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
| Originally Published | Last Updated | 26 Jan 2021 | 12 Apr 2024 |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Bioeconomy |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | wood product |
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