What is the difference between "Wood for recycling" and "Sorting residue - large"?

How to define "Wood for recycling":

Any wood that complies with the following, including small pieces of wood such as offcuts from boards and timber, small wooden furniture and similar.

The following materials are allowed on wood:

• Wallpaper
• Painting
• Lamination (e.g. kitchen cabinets)
• Nails, screws and small fittings

The wood is sent to a chipboard factory in Jutland, where it is recycled.

The wood must not contain:

• Upholstery
• Covers

All wood containing the above is referred to "Residue after sorting - large".

How to define "Remainder after sorting - large":

Large combustible waste is anything that cannot be recycled as wood and is larger than one metre in length. Examples of "Residue after sorting - large" waste:

• Other waste over one metre
• Sofas
• Large armchairs

Why is size important?

The furnace where the combustible waste is incinerated has a feed hole of approximately 1 x 1 metre. If the waste is larger than this, it risks getting stuck. It can take half a day to a full day to remove it, partly because the furnace maintains a temperature of around 1000 degrees.

Proper sorting ensures that materials are recycled in the best possible way and that incineration goes smoothly.