Wooden Phoenix
About this good practice
Exposed wood poses a threat to the environment, as it can be contaminated by the use of polluting coatings or impregnants. On the other hand, industrial plants generate significant quantities of wood residues which are not only environmentally sound but also contain high quality wood. Wood residues and waste wood are raw materials that in the vast majority of cases end up in landfills or in domestic and industrial furnaces. The answer to that is to use wood residues and salvaged wood to create new innovative products: urban wooden elements that will be used by local people.
Resources needed
it is private initiative + public funding (85%), Project value: 90.096 €
Evidence of success
main results of the project are: 20 benches, 9 deckchairs, a wardrobe,8 lectures and film screenings. Cooperation between business, educational institutions and the local community is possible and needed, because fosters innovations, circular economy and entrepreneurship in local community.
Potential for learning or transfer
The practice can be replicable in other territories because of many reasons. The most important are that the practice is sustainable (environmentally and financially) and that it can be adapted to the specificities and traditions of the local environment. It is also innovative because preserves local traditions and identity (local symbol, connected with lace; local wood, wood tradition) and involves young people.
Further information
Good practice owner
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