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Solution for fixing broken vineyard trellis posts released A new Australian-made product to repair broken vineyard trellis posts has been released. The OcLoc™ bracket allows broken posts to be repaired in position with all wires attached and no disturbance to the vine. The product reduces generation of waste vineyard sticks and reduces the stockpile of discarded posts stored on a property. More information at www.ocloc.com.au.   Timber sleeper recovery hits 1.3 million Access Recycling have recovered 1.3 million timber sleepers from an upgrade of the Sydney-Melbourne rail network over the past 6 months. This is equivalent to over 85,000 tonnes of timber. About half of the timber sleepers recovered were from NSW and half from the Victorian section of the track. Many of the sleepers are re-used on railway branch lines, but the majority are recycled for furniture, building and construction/landscape materials. Those that don't make the grade are cut up for firewood. The sleepers have proven to be very extremely clean, safe and well seasoned. Large volumes of low cost redgum and ironbark firewood of uniform size available for sale from depots in Albury/Wodonga and Seymour in Victoria and in Barmedman and Griffith in NSW. More information on Access Recycling's sleeper recovery   End-of-life CCA vineyard posts can be landfilled in state-of-the-art landfill in South Australia The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that they have granted Transpacific Industries Group approval to accept end-of-life CCA vineyard posts at their Inkerman landfill. The Inkerman landfill facility is situated 85 kilometres north from the Adelaide and is a state-of-the-art facility, incorporating best practice environmental management measures including low permeability liners, a leachate collection system, landfill gas collection and reuse, litter and bird control, surface water management systems and rigorous monitoring programs. More information on the EPA's approval   Guide for Use of Chromazurol S Solution Friday, 18 December 2009 10:00 The NTPSG has released a guide on obtaining, preparing, storing and using the chemical indicator dye chrome azurol to assist wood recyclers identify and remove copper-based preservative (such as copper chrome arsenate or CCA) treated timber from wood waste stream recovered for recycling and the generation of renewable energy. Download the Guide for Use of Chromazurol S Solution to Indicate Presence of Copper-based Wood Preservatives in Post-consumer Wood.   Recycling Wood Competition Friday, 01 May 2009 10:00 Australian Wood Review Magazine recently ran a Wood Recycling Competion. Prizes included $1,000 cash and new tools. What could those old floorboards, fence posts and palings, pallets, wine barrels, railway sleepers, stair treads, house framing and so on be transformed into? Entries closed on 22nd January 2009. View the gallery of entries.   Interim Standards Released - Recycled Timber Products Wednesday, 22 April 2009 10:00 Two Interim Industry Standards have been prepared under a project supported by Forest & Wood Products Australia and the Department of Tourism, Regional Development & Infrastructure - Qld with input and development from stakeholders, including industry associations, representatives of the recycled timber industry, government, researchers and specifiers. Download free copies of the Interim Standards.   NTPSG Tours Renewable Energy Plant in SE Queensland Sunday, 01 March 2009 10:00 Members of the NTPSG toured the Rocky Point Green Power Station located an hour south of Brisbane before their last meeting. Rocky Point uses 40,000 tonnes per year of post-consumer timber offcuts, pallets, crates, formwork and sawmill residues to produce electricity. Emissions from the plant, which also uses sugar cane harvesting residue (in season) and garden residue collected by local councils, are regarded as close to carbon neutral. Supply Manager Pat Keough cites the low degree of contamination and the clean burning of the post-consumer timber as reasons it is the preferred fuel for the plant.   Media Release: 12% Increase in Post-consumer Wood Recovery Friday, 28 November 2008 10:00 The National Timber Product Stewardship Group (NTPSG) is well on its way to achieving the goal of one million tonnes wood recovery per annum following the recording of a 12% increase in the 2006-07 financial year. The recovery of post-consumer wood is estimated at over 530,000 tonnes in 06-07 up from 474,000 when it was previously measured. The NTPSG comprises representatives from timber industry associations and companies from across the supply chain including forest growers, manufacturers, timber preservers, importers, wholesalers and retailers, with input from NSW and Queensland state government representatives. The group focuses on the recovery of post-consumer timber and wood products for reuse, recycling and as a source of renewable energy as well as maximizing the environmental benefits of wood products at the end-of-life stage. The figures are good news as a 7% average annual increase is what is needed to achieve the target of one million tonnes waste recovery per annum by 2017. Read more... [Media Release: 12% Increase in Post-consumer Wood Recovery]