Repurposing Preservative-treated Timber and Engineered Wood Products at End-of-life: A Circular Approach [Final Project Report]

Penelope Mitchell; Martin Strandgard; Melanie L Harris; Tripti Singh

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Repurposing Preservative-treated Timber and Engineered Wood Products at End-of-life: A Circular Approach [Final Project Report]

Penelope Mitchell, Martin Strandgard, Melanie L Harris and Tripti Singh

University of the Sunshine Coast

2026

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https://doi.org/10.25907/01101

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Timber Circularity Project Report

The Timber Circularity Project has established Australia’s first integrated national framework for understanding and enabling timber circularity. It has addressed the technical, regulatory, logistic and market barriers limiting greater recovery and reuse of end-of-life (EOL) treated timber and engineered wood products (EWP), creating the evidence, decision-support tools, and partnerships needed to support future policy reform and commercial implementation. Through a three-year national research and industry collaboration led by the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life (NCTDDL) at the University of the Sunshine Coast and supported by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and industry and government partners, the project has provided the knowledge, tools and practical demonstrations needed to support the transition from linear timber waste management towards a more circular model of resource use.

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Title: Repurposing Preservative-treated Timber and Engineered Wood Products at End-of-life: A Circular Approach [Final Project Report]
Authors: Penelope Mitchell - University of the Sunshine Coast
Martin Strandgard - University of the Sunshine Coast
Melanie L Harris - University of the Sunshine Coast
Tripti Singh - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: 71 pages
Publisher: University of the Sunshine Coast
Date published: 2026
DOI: 10.25907/01101
Grants: Repurposing preservative-treated timber and engineered wood products at end-of-life: a circular approach, VNB57-2223, Forest and Wood Products (Australia) (Australia, Melbourne) - FWPA
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; Forest Industries Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 991255196102621
Output Type: Report

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