NEW LIFE FOR OLD WOOD
Moreton Bay Regional Council is taking action to reduce the amount of re-useable timber buried in landfill. Commercial Enterprises spokesperson and Division 10 Councillor, Brian Battersby, said a pilot project at the Bunya and Dakabin Refuse Centres had seen hundreds of tonnes of timber recycled for building projects or chipped for power generation.
“This is timber that’s been sent to the tip for disposal but instead of burying it in landfill we’re giving the timber a new life and creating a new revenue stream,” Cr Battersby said.
“Council is offering the best pieces of discarded timber treasures for sale at the weekly Dakabin Treasure Market where they’re being snapped up and recycled for building projects like fencing, sheds, garden edging and even furniture.
“Timber which can’t be reused for building is ground down for the furnaces at the Rocky Point power station, near Beenleigh, and fed into the region’s electricity grid.
“It’s value adding to the waste stream.
“Not only is the pilot project showing great potential to extend the life of landfill sites, it’s also saving a valuable resource which would have otherwise been left in the ground to rot.”
Cr Battersby said more than 5,000 tonnes of waste timber had been saved from landfill since the trial project began in July 2008.
”We’ll be looking at the viability of extending the scheme region-wide in the longer term,” he said.
Recycled timber can be purchased from the Dakabin Treasure Market, in Old Gympie Rd, Dakabin, from Friday to Sunday between 8am and 1pm.
“This is timber that’s been sent to the tip for disposal but instead of burying it in landfill we’re giving the timber a new life and creating a new revenue stream,” Cr Battersby said.
“Council is offering the best pieces of discarded timber treasures for sale at the weekly Dakabin Treasure Market where they’re being snapped up and recycled for building projects like fencing, sheds, garden edging and even furniture.
“Timber which can’t be reused for building is ground down for the furnaces at the Rocky Point power station, near Beenleigh, and fed into the region’s electricity grid.
“It’s value adding to the waste stream.
“Not only is the pilot project showing great potential to extend the life of landfill sites, it’s also saving a valuable resource which would have otherwise been left in the ground to rot.”
Cr Battersby said more than 5,000 tonnes of waste timber had been saved from landfill since the trial project began in July 2008.
”We’ll be looking at the viability of extending the scheme region-wide in the longer term,” he said.
Recycled timber can be purchased from the Dakabin Treasure Market, in Old Gympie Rd, Dakabin, from Friday to Sunday between 8am and 1pm.
For more information phone 3205 0555.
