Valorization of Tilia sp. pruning waste as insulation material

This paper is part of a broader research aimed at identifying valorization path for pruning waste of some of the most common tree species in urban greening and forestry. Urban forestry often suffer for an inadequate maintenance due to economic hardship of Italian public administrations. The identification of a possible reuse of any by-products resulting from pruning operations, could translate in better care for urban arboreal patrimony, with all the positive fallbacks that this practice would imply in terms of functionality, safety and wellbeing.