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Post-consumer wood

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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.

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.

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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.

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