Experts join forces over proposed classification changes
Industry experts have joined forces and written to the Environment Agency to voice their concerns over proposed changes to the classification of waste wood. Representatives from a number of organisations have jointly penned a letter outlining their worries about how...
WRA seeks clarification on biomass boiler fuel supply
The Wood Recyclers’ Association is calling for clarification on exactly what grades of wood are acceptable for small scale RHI biomass boilers (non WID compliant), after discovering inconsistencies in guidance to boiler manufacturers and fuel suppliers. The trade body...
What’s the value of waste wood to UK energy supply?
Read the opinion of our Chairman Andy Hill on just how valuable waste wood is to the supply of the UK's renewable energy market, published this month in the CIWM Journal. Click below to read the full article. Andy Hill CIWM July 2017
Welcome to our new website!
Welcome to the WRA's new website which we officially launched at our members' summer meeting this month (June). The idea of this new site was to make it fully informative for both members and other stakeholders, as well as the ideal platform for businesses to find WRA...
Member of the Month | Eco Sustainable Solutions
Eco Sustainable Solutions was formed in 1993 by Managing Director Trelawney Dampney. He had the vision to start the business after a friend visited Germany where he saw a company collect garden waste and turn it into compost. Trelawney had a light bulb moment and...
WRA Chair Andy Hill gives overview of waste wood market
Andy Hill, chair of the Wood Recyclers Association, gives an overview of the UK’s waste wood market Over the past year, the wood recycling sector has continued to grow, mature and develop, with around 3.5 million tonnes of waste wood being recycled or recovered into...
WRA to work with EA on defining hazardous wood
The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) is working with the Environment Agency (EA) to look at the classification of hazardous waste wood in the UK. The EA approached the WRA following concerns that lower grade waste wood was being used as a fuel in some non-WID...
Join us for a tour at our members’ summer meeting!
The WRA’s members’ summer meeting is due to take place in sunny Bournemouth this June – and yes we do know it will definitely be sunny – honest! The meeting features a packed agenda including a market overview of the waste wood to energy sector, a presentation about...

















