Classificação de resíduos de serraria e seu potencial de utilização

Abstract

This residue is mostly considered as a trouble when it refers to industrialized wood. It happens because residue storage and proper use generate high cost that is not welcomed by any company’s administration. Most of the Sawmills choose to get rid of these residue as fast and cheap as possible. Considering this, it is necessary to develop alternatives that allow the residue recycling adding some value to it, in a way to make this option more attractive. That’s why this study is so important as we must find out not only the quantity of possible alternatives to give a properly destination to the referred residue but also their quality and availability. The main troubles faced by Industries where the residue is not used or i used in a non-significant amount, are related to lack of space to store the product, the waste of raw material that could be used in other items, the crescent demand of raw material that somehow endangers our forests. Besides, residue handling and discarding are too expensive to be afforded by most of the Companies, specially the not big ones. Nowadays there are several options to reutilize this wood residue generating extra income to the Companies and new jobs as well as collaborating to a rational use of our forests.