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Recycling MDF
The amount of MDF waste produced at the furniture production stage is in the region of 180,000 tonnes per annum. The vast majority of this waste, almost 99%, is directed towards landfill. Unlike particleboard, which may be recycled to some extent to produce fresh particleboard, there are production problems concerning the recycling of MDF to produce fresh MDF board. Consequently, MDF is not currently recycled in order to produce fresh MDF.
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Sustainable development
Sustainability is the guiding concept for European environmental management. The furniture sector sustainability strategy is designed to help companies progress towards more sustainable manufacture
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Wood dust: measure to manage
Wood dust is an important health issue for the furniture industry. Duties exist to control exposure and monitoring forms an essential element of any programme of control
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Health, safety and environmental legislation increases
Manufacturers are struggling to keep abreast of health, safety and environmental legislation. FIRA can provide the solution
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Recycling wood
An introduction to wood recycling
