Page 3 – Horizon Europe project EcoReFibre explores smart sorting and processing technologies to recycle post-consumer waste wood back into fibreboards and into novel building products.

EcoReFibre develops smart sorting and processing technologies to recycle post-consumer fibreboard back into fibreboards and novel building products, closing the material loop and reducing dependence on virgin wood.

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Combining AI-enabled sorting and advanced fibre-recovery methods, EcoReFibre works with industry leaders through five pilot projects to demonstrate circularity at scale, aiming to replace up to 25% of virgin fibres in Europe’s fibreboard industry. This builds on the experience of the particleboard industry, where recycling rates can reach up to 100%.

To build a truly circular fibreboard industry, there is a major need to:

Develop and prove a range of commercially viable methods for recycling.

Direct the post-consumer waste streams back to the production sites.

Promote a sustainable use of natural resources.

Increase the industry’s resilience in the context of international raw material markets.

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Fibreboard recycling on an industrial scale

After years of research, fibreboard recycling is now being scaled up to full industrial level. EcoReFibre plays a key role in this transition by developing and demonstrating advanced fibre-recovery methods and AI-supported sorting for post-consumer fibreboard. The project also delivers the first interactive model of fibreboard waste volumes in Europe, predicting data from 1995 to 2050. Together, these innovations drive circularity and resource efficiency across the wood-based panels industry.

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EcoReFibre promotes a circular economy by turning wood waste into fibreboards and innovative building products, uniting key actors across the European fibreboard value chain.

EcoReFibre: Recycling MDF into New Panels – First Lab Insights

September 16, 2025News

Following our first webinar on MDF recycling and particleboard innovations, the EcoReFibre project is back with new insights. This second session will highlight the results of MDF laboratory tests carried out in collaboration with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU). Participants will get an overview of the ongoing research, focusing on the MDF panels...

EcoReFibre Webinar | Predicting Future Waste Fibreboard Volumes across Europe

June 5, 2025Events

As Europe moves toward a circular wood-based panel industry, forecasting MDF waste is key to improving recycling and resource recovery. The EcoReFibre project is developing tools to better anticipate this waste and support greater reuse of wood. On June 24, 2025, from 15:30 to 16:30 (CEST) an EcoReFibre webinar presented the model designed to predict...