WOOD HAS VALUE — WE STRIVE TO FULFILL ANY
COMMUNITY NEED FOR WOOD WASTE AND AVOID
SENDING IT TO LANDFILLS.
SCOTT DEEVERS, OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENT,
UTILITY SERVICES
As stewards of our natural environment, Davey is committed to decreasing our operational
waste footprint. We comply with all laws and regulations regarding proper disposal of
hazardous waste and pollution prevention through our Solid Waste & Hazardous Waste
Management and Reduction action plans. In 2014, we analyzed our facility waste footprint and
determined only 0.28 metric tonnes of waste were sent to landfill per employee per year.
While we continue to manage our facility waste footprint, we focus reporting on our largest
waste stream—wood waste.
MANAGEMENT APPROACH
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When we trim or remove a tree, we strive to reuse and recycle as much as possible; wood is a renewable resource only if sustainably
and responsibly managed. Our target is a 100 percent wood recycling rate across our operations by finding alternatives to
landfilling wood waste. However, not all wood waste is recyclable due to regulations and health concerns with some wood, such
as diseased or insect-infested wood. In total, we recycled more than 93 percent of our wood waste in 2016.
In 2015, we reassessed the formula we use to estimate our wood waste recycling rates to better account for our footprint. Now
estimations are based on the amount of wood produced by labor-hour by service line. Calculating wood recycling rates by service
line rather than per truck load provides a more accurate estimate due to the differences in work performed by the different
businesses. rough internal research, we determined our landscaping services produce the least amount of wood waste while
our utility services provide the most wood waste.
