We strive to achieve our target of 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 wood. In 2015, we reformulated our
wood waste recycling estimates to better account for our waste footprint.
Historically, we calculated wood recycling rates based on average production
rates per truck per day. This year and moving forward, 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.
Through internal research, we determined our landscaping services
produce the least amount of wood waste while our utility services provide
the most wood waste. In total, we recycled more than 93 percent of our
wood waste in 2015.
Annual Wood Waste
Wood Waste Generated (Tonnes) Wood Waste Recycled (Tonnes)
Landscaping 40,980 34,833
Tree Surgery 486,835 413,810
Utility 991,397 966,612
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