Useless Timber Waste Reborn as Valuable Resource

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-seong] Timber waste, once deemed completely useless, has been reborn as a valuable resource.

Suwon Special City announced on the 20th that it has achieved the results of collecting and processing 700 tons of timber waste through its free timber waste disposal project that began in August last year.

The free timber waste disposal project involves Cheonil Energy Co., Ltd., an eco-friendly energy company, collecting timber waste from Suwon City and apartment complex units of the Suwon Apartment Residents Association members at no cost.

Cheonil Energy Co., Ltd. produces 'wood chips' from timber waste. Wood chips, which are finely shredded wood, are used as biomass energy sources.

The city signed an agreement with the Suwon Apartment Residents Association and Cheonil Energy Co., Ltd. in July last year and officially launched the timber waste free disposal project in August of the same year.

Over seven months, the city collected and processed 700 tons of timber waste generated from urban forest creation and management processes, and 150 tons were processed from apartment complex units of the Residents Association members.

Through the free disposal project, Suwon City and apartment complexes have reduced waste wood treatment costs and achieved resource utilization benefits.

In particular, the Suwon Apartment Residents Association has 200 apartment complexes among Suwon City's 397 complexes as members.

The city plans to expand the scope of free timber waste disposal and actively promote the project to multi-family residential complexes so that more apartment units can benefit from the free disposal service.

A city official stated, "We have established a virtuous cycle that efficiently processes timber waste and utilizes it as renewable energy," adding, "Through continued cooperation, we will build a more sophisticated waste resource recycling system to create an eco-friendly city."