Timberpak and the environment

Our closed-loop cycle of production benefits the environment through the efficient use of wood materials, watch our video to find out more:

Timberpak support the EGGER Group's environmental policy.

Managing waste in a sustainable way, optimising recycling and re-use, as well as limiting production, forms part of the Government policy to protect the environment.

*Established from the greenhouse potential of the EGGER EPDs (GWP 100 in kg CO 2 equivalent, cradle-to-grave) on the basis of the production figures 2013/2014)

**An average European household with four people generates approximately 5.7 tonnes of CO 2 per year, source: according to EUROSTAT 22/2011.

As part of the EGGER Group we reduce CO ₂

Through the processing of wood in EGGER products, annually 5.1 million tonnes of CO₂* are stored; this corresponds to the CO₂ emission from 900,000 households** Through the use of recycled wood residues we save the environment 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ per year, and through our biomass power plants we annually achieve a saving of 746,000 tonnes of CO₂ in comparison to the combustion of natural gas.

Waste hierarchy

Sending timber waste to landfill should be the last option. Not only is it increasingly expensive but re-use and recycling are much more sustainable methods.

Whereas burning wood releases CO 2 , chipboard production locks carbon away for the lifetime of the product and adds value to the wood.