Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction
The furniture hub of Ubá, one of the foremost furniture production centers in Brazil, generates substantial volumes of unmanaged wood waste. This study quantifies the generated waste and evaluates its potential for reuse in the production of composite wood panels for eco-efficient buildings. Data fr...
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| description | The furniture hub of Ubá, one of the foremost furniture production centers in Brazil, generates substantial volumes of unmanaged wood waste. This study quantifies the generated waste and evaluates its potential for reuse in the production of composite wood panels for eco-efficient buildings. Data from 17 different companies were analyzed in terms of production demand, quantities and types of raw materials, procedures to prevent storage losses, consumption and types of wood waste, waste disposal methods, etc. The total raw material consumption across all companies amounted to around 9,843,137 kg, with solid wood accounting for 662,375 kg (6.73%) and panels for 9,180,762 kg (93.27%). The total waste generated was 884,858 kg, including 458,058 kg (51.77%) of chips and 426,800 kg (48.23%) of sawdust, resulting in an overall waste generation of 9.0% by weight. These quantitative projections indicated sufficient availability of wood waste to sustain local manufacturing of composite panels, woodcrete, bio-based insulation materials, lightweight composites, and other sustainable solutions for civil construction. Eucalyptus and pine residues, predominant in the region, demonstrate high suitability for incorporation into recycled panels, enhancing resource efficiency. These findings highlight the strong potential for integrating wood waste recycling into the local construction industry, promoting environmental sustainability and circular economy practices in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d35f185c899b41dc9d7b461c87a791a92025-08-20T03:09:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Built Environment2297-33622025-07-011110.3389/fbuil.2025.16232811623281Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil constructionRoziani Maria Gomes0Antônio Cleber Gonçalves Tibiriçá1José Maria Franco de Carvalho2Gustavo Henrique Nalon3Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti4Marcos Oliveira de Paula5Department of Civil Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, BrazilDepartment of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, BrazilDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, BrazilDepartment of Applied and Computational Mechanics, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, BrazilDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, BrazilDepartment of Forest Engineering, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, BrazilThe furniture hub of Ubá, one of the foremost furniture production centers in Brazil, generates substantial volumes of unmanaged wood waste. This study quantifies the generated waste and evaluates its potential for reuse in the production of composite wood panels for eco-efficient buildings. Data from 17 different companies were analyzed in terms of production demand, quantities and types of raw materials, procedures to prevent storage losses, consumption and types of wood waste, waste disposal methods, etc. The total raw material consumption across all companies amounted to around 9,843,137 kg, with solid wood accounting for 662,375 kg (6.73%) and panels for 9,180,762 kg (93.27%). The total waste generated was 884,858 kg, including 458,058 kg (51.77%) of chips and 426,800 kg (48.23%) of sawdust, resulting in an overall waste generation of 9.0% by weight. These quantitative projections indicated sufficient availability of wood waste to sustain local manufacturing of composite panels, woodcrete, bio-based insulation materials, lightweight composites, and other sustainable solutions for civil construction. Eucalyptus and pine residues, predominant in the region, demonstrate high suitability for incorporation into recycled panels, enhancing resource efficiency. These findings highlight the strong potential for integrating wood waste recycling into the local construction industry, promoting environmental sustainability and circular economy practices in the region.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2025.1623281/fullwood residuesfurniture industryrecycled panelshousingsustainable buildings |
| spellingShingle | Roziani Maria Gomes Antônio Cleber Gonçalves Tibiriçá José Maria Franco de Carvalho Gustavo Henrique Nalon Leonardo Gonçalves Pedroti Marcos Oliveira de Paula Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction Frontiers in Built Environment wood residues furniture industry recycled panels housing sustainable buildings |
| title | Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction |
| title_full | Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction |
| title_fullStr | Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction |
| title_short | Wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in Ubá (Brazil) and its reuse prospects in civil construction |
| title_sort | wood waste quantification from the furniture industry in uba brazil and its reuse prospects in civil construction |
| topic | wood residues furniture industry recycled panels housing sustainable buildings |
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