At one of the production sites of Isobouw, producer of insulation solutions, a large volume of wood was disposed of as residual waste for many years. The reason: the wood was contaminated with EPS (polystyrene foam), which adhered to the wood during production and is difficult to separate. As a result, the material disrupted the recycling process and reuse was not possible.
New insights formed the starting point for targeted optimizations
In cooperation with Isobouw , Milgro mapped this wood flow in detail. This showed that the EPS already stuck to the wood during production, and that collection and storage reinforced pollution. These insights were the starting point for targeted optimizations. Our Waste Engineers investigated sustainable solutions and worked these out in a substantiated business case.
Based on this advice, Isobouw adjusted the production process, and a processor was chosen that can process the wood stream into biomass. Milgro connected the waste collection to this, so that the wood can be delivered separately.
The result: this stream is no longer disposed of as residual waste, but reused as a renewable energy source.
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