Woodrub

The WoodRub project, in line with the LIFE + policy objectives and environmental governance, aims to increase resource efficiency through the use of wood and rubber waste, used for the creation of new innovative composites, which in turn represent a a valued alternative to the use of traditional and less eco-efficient products. Recovered wood comes from domestic waste (furniture, doors, windows, floors, etc.) as it is chemically contaminated material from the lacquers, lacquers, paints and coatings but not preservatives; after harvesting, waste is processed in the form of particles without any biological, thermal or chemical pre-treatment, according to an innovative approach that does not involve the removal of chemicals, which is difficult and at the same time costly. Instead, rubber is recovered from particles that are reduced to particles, which are used together with the recovered wood chips for the production of innovative composite products through thermal processes. The applications implemented so far are numerous and include, among others, highway acoustic barriers, anti-slip / anti-slip floors, urban furnishings and internal partition walls.