Doing Good With Wood
Our monthly newsletter brings you highlights from around our network, as well as articles about wood and sustainability from the UK and beyond
July 2025
Waste to Watts: Inside the Plant at Steven’s Croft. Our Development Manager Elizabeth Green took part in a trip by the Wood Recyclers Association to E.On’s Steven’s Croft wood-fired energy plant near Lockerbie to learn about the valuable role being played by biomass energy in keeping wood waste out of landfill while generating renewable and reliable baseload power. We also look at The Useful Wood Company, Community Wood Recycling's Woking enterprise.
June 2025
Music, Waste and the Climate Crisis: Can Festivals Lead the Way in Going Greener? The music festival industry is bigger than ever, but so is awareness of the environmental cost of these massive events, pushing organisers to adapt. We also look at St Albans Wood Recycling, one of the most active enterprises in the network, which is making inroads collecting waste from the film and TV industry.
May 2025
Untapped Potential: Addressing Employment Challenges for Autistic People. Autistic people are being shut out of work, but accommodating this talent pool brings benefits not just to the individual but businesses and society. We also look at Reseiclo, Community Wood Recycling's South Wales enterprise, and their sister enterprise, Reseiclo Training, which provides day services for adults with a range of conditions including autism.
April 2025
Guide to the Procurement Act 2023. This issue explores how the Act, coming into effect soon, might affect both small social businesses like ours as well as larger suppliers like the construction companies we work with. We also look at how The Wood Shack and JERICHO are transforming the lives of young people and victims of modern slavery in Birmingham.