Improving knowledge of the European stock of treated wood and developing innovative solutions for separation, sorting and decontamination are the main objectives of this European project

Giving a second life to the most polluted wood

Deeply treated wood waste (wood impregnated with preservatives) poses a major environmental challenge today. Difficult to recycle and often incinerated or sent to landfill, it nevertheless represents a largely untapped resource.

The European WoodTreat project aims to change this paradigm by developing innovative solutions to decontaminate this heavily polluted wood and transform it into new sustainable raw materials.

This project began in September 2025 and will run for four years.

A new consortium of European partners working together on wood recycling

Coordinated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), WoodTreat brings together 18 European partners (9 research organisations, 6 SMEs and 3 companies) around a common goal: to develop a circular economy for the most complex wood waste.