Wood and Furniture Recycling

Introduction

India is experiencing a high rate of expansion of towns and consumerism, something that has left large quantities of solid waste, on one side wood waste, and furniture waste. These wastes are normally derived out of the demolished houses, old furnishings, packaging pallets, scrap timber, and industrial wood cuttings. Unless it is handled in an appropriate way, it either gets into landfills, it leads to deforestation or it becomes a source of conflagration.

Recycling wood and furniture gives not only environmental benefits, but also economic benefits as well. Mulch, particle boards, compost, biofuel pellets or re-used timber waste wood can be recycled through recovery and processing. The recycled wood products have high demand in construction, interior design, agriculture and in paper industries.

The establishment of Wood and Furniture Recycling Plant is a chance at developing a money-making green business that complies with the principles of circular economy and sustainable development activities.

CERTILIZE is offering full turnkey support in terms of licensing arrangements, plant installation, machinery purchase and EPR registration.

Licence and Certification requirements

To set up and run a wood and furniture recycling unit in India, the following approvals and registrations would be required to make a legal operation:

• Company Registration – Have your entity registered either as Proprietorship, Partnership, LLP or Pvt Ltd Company. Authority: Udyam Portal / Ministry of Corporate Affairs
• Factory License – Required where there are workers and powered machinery in plants. Control: State Labour Department
• Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO) – Obliged by Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981. Regulatory authority: State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
• Environmental Clearance (in case of size/capacity based) – Particularly when it is found in areas next to forest areas or biomass burning
• Shop & Establishment Registration / Trade license – Municipal Authority or Panchayat issue
• Fire and Safety NOC – With respect to flammable waste materials handling
• GST Registration – To be tax compliant and to conduct business
• EPR Registration (where processing wood packaging, importing/exporting) – Compliance in the future under EPR in wood packaging under PWM Rules
• Import/Export License (controller of timber exports or imported wastes) – Authority: DGFT (Directorate General of Foreign Trade)
• ISO Certifications (Optional) – ISO 14001(Environmental Management), ISO 9001(Quality)

CERTILIZE assists you through all the registrations with ease through document support, file and the coordination with the departments.

Machinery List and Standard Cost (Approximate)

Depending on your recycling scale (1–5 TPD), here’s a list of commonly required machines:

• Wood Shredder/Chipper Machine – Breaks down wood into chips or sawdust – ₹5,00,000 – ₹8,00,000
• Log Debarker – Removes bark from timber – ₹3,00,000 – ₹4,00,000
• Drum Screen Separator – Separates usable particles – ₹2,00,000
• Magnetic Separator – Removes nails, screws, metals – ₹1,50,000
• Hammer Mill – Pulverizes wood into powder – ₹2,50,000
• Pelletizer or Baler – Converts waste to fuel pellets/bales – ₹3,00,000
• Dust Collector & Cyclone Unit – Removes fine wood dust particles – ₹1,50,000
• Conveyor Belts, Storage Units – Internal material handling & storage – ₹2,00,000

Recycling Process Wood & Furniture

• Sorting and Collecting – Retrieve old wood and furniture at the home and in the demolition areas as well as in carpentry sheds. Sort by type: hardwood, softwood, MDF, treated or untreated
• Debarking and De-nailing – Remove the bark using debarker and the metal nails, screws or hinges using magnet
• Chipping/Shredding – Big chunks of wood are chopped or torn into small pieces
• Screening and Separation – The materials are filtered to distinguish dirt, plastic, and unusable portions
• Further Processing – By end-use: Pellets/Briquettes- Hammer mill/pelletizer; Re-manufactured Timber – Send to be resized, polished, varnished; Compost/Mulch – Mix with organic industrial wastes to use on soil
• Dispatch and Packing – Packs are sent to the customers

The Market Overview – India and World

India produces more than 6 million tonnes of wood and furniture wastes every year. Significant sources: urban planning, residential remodeling, office spaces, packaging industry. The highest wood waste is produced by the cities such as Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Pune.

Increasing demand of Furniture making of recycled wooden boards:

• Biomass fuel pellets
• Using agricultural compost
• Plywood made of recycled sawdust that is green
• Markets outside Europe and North America to sell reclaimed wood
• Recycled furniture certified in the eco system is being sought by the construction and hospitality industries

EPR advantages and opportunities

In the changing Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) environment in India, recycling of wooden packaging waste is going to be a regulated duty of importers, e-commerce players, and exporters.

EPR Advantages to Registered Recyclers:

• Create and trade EPR credits on wood based packaging waste
• Collaborate with FMCG, electronics and furniture brands in their EPR compliance
• Get guaranteed supply of raw material by the mandated producers
• Become visible in the national registry of CPCB

CERTILIZE provides:

• Registration at the portal EPR
• Installation of credit generation system
• Audit and reporting support
• Trade connections/ties with producers/importers

Why CERTILIZE?

CERTILIZE is a reputed brand in waste management consultant works having experience in 200+ plant installations in India. We provide:

• The tailored DPR and business models
• Plant layout organization and supply of machinery
• Licenses and approval by SPCB
• Revenue generation by the use of EPR integration
• Training and post installation support

Be it off the farm villages to the industrialized cities, we can be entrusted with creating sustainable recycling enterprises by our clients.

Recycling is not only the business; it is a duty. As urban wood waste is growing and EPR is pushing organized responsibility, it is the appropriate time to establish a Wood and furniture Recycling Plant.