The City of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Urban Ashes launch the first Circular UrbanWood Triconomy, a Municipal Wood Recycling Model [Video]

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Urban Ashes®, a pioneer in the urban wood industry, has partnered with the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, to launch their first Circular UrbanWood Triconomy™ (CUT Model™), an innovative municipal wood recycling program built upon decades of expertise. This collaboration prioritizes local economies, reduces municipal costs and landfill waste, increases carbon sequestration, develops local wood resources, and creates career and business opportunities for justice-impacted youth and formerly incarcerated individuals.

The CUT Model is a pioneering framework based on the triple bottom line—People, Planet, and Profit—that promotes environmental sustainability, social equity, and economic diversity by maximizing the potential of urban wood. Urban wood includes trees removed not for their wood value but due to age, disease, or storm damage, existing across urban, suburban, and rural areas.

Each year, the U.S. misses the opportunity to recover an estimated 46 million …