Accsys recommends that users of Accoya wood adopt the “Ladder of Lansink” recycling strategy in the end of life phase. This model largely follows the guidelines of the Cradle to Cradle philosophy to close biological and technological cycles as much as possible and re-use materials in applications with the same or even higher added value (up-cycling). The model consists of the following possible waste management scenarios in which prevention is the preferred option and dumping the least:
- Prevention – avoid waste
- Prevention – develop products that create no harmful waste (e.g. 100% biodegradable)
- Useful application through product and material re-use
- Useful application through energy production (incineration)
- Remove: burn
- Remove: dumping / composting