Crafted Hardwood Timber: A guide to end-of-life options
What happens to Crafted Hardwood Timbers at the end of their journey?
When it comes to end-of-life options, Crafted Hardwoods’ timbers are designed to go the distance—and beyond. Our timbers were designed for a circular economy and are built for long-lasting durability, which means they’re prime candidates for recycling and reuse in future projects.
Whether being reused, upcycled, or returned to the earth, Crafted Hardwoods’ products have a range of end-of-life paths that make the most of their sustainable design.
A timber designed for circular economy
Biodegradability: Not Quite Compost (and that’s a good thing!)
Crafted Hardwood Timbers perform like natural timber and meet rigorous application standards. They are designed to be resilient, long-lasting and durable.
For demanding environments, we need materials that hold up. That’s why the adhesive used in our material is suitable for long term exterior use (D4) and has robust long-term performance in changing moisture and temperature conditions.
Depending on the application and timber species, H3 treatment can also be added to make our timbers resistant to rot and insect damage and ensure conformance to the use requirements for built structures in a range of applications.
Recyclability: The Art of Reinventing Crafted Hardwood’s Products
When a Crafted Hardwoods’ product reaches the end of its service life, it’s not necessarily at the end of its usefulness. Our timbers can be upcycled into new applications, reprocessed by cutting and reshaping to fit the needs of another project.
Crafted Hardwoods’ products are non-toxic, VOC free and considered safe for even the most sensitive environments —like homes, schools, and hospitals—, meaning there is no limit to what they can become next.
End-of-Life Disposal: The Final Destination
When you choose Crafted Hardwoods, you're choosing a product that’s built to last and designed to be repurposed, ensuring it contributes to sustainability long after its initial use.
But if reuse or recycling isn’t an option, our materials can still end their journey sustainably:
Our timbers can be incinerated to capture energy and CO2, similar to other wood-based products. Or, if disposed of in a landfill, our timbers will degrade like natural wood, breaking down over time, consumed by microbial degradation.