Monday, July 9, 2007

The European Life Project

In the waste sector, LIFE projects have played a key role in providing answers to individual technological problems, particularly in the treatment of waste in different manufacturing industries.

Collective methods for better waste management, awareness-raising campaigns, better ways of using resources and treating waste have been other issues dealt with by LIFE.

Corkweb took on two projects for Palfab Timber, Lissarda, Macroom, Cork and Mid Cork Pallets Ltd., Clondrohid, Macroom, Cork.

The Tyre Block Project http://www.tyreblock.eu/

This project will research and develop a process for manufacturing pallet blocks from waste wood and waste tyre derived materials. A demonstration facility is being constructed at Dunisky, Lissarda, Co. Cork, approximately 3 miles off the main Cork—Macroom road.

Tyre/Wood Block is part-funded by the EU LIFE-Environment programme.

The Clean Wood Project http://www.clean-wood.eu/

Clean Wood is an Irish based project dedicated to researching, developing and demonstrating a technology that would shred contaminated post-consumer wood, cleanse it of impurities through a special screening technology, and channel it to a variety of new-life commercial uses.
Palfab Ltd, one of Ireland's largest timber processors, is the promoting company.

The LIFE Program of the EU Commission is assisting the project.