The present work is based on the application of Industrial Ecology with the vision of the solid waste management in a medium size lumber company. This organization this located in the municipal district of Ponta Grossa, State of Parana, south of Brazil. The sawmill's activity is the production of fences from reforested pine, that are destined to the North American and European markets. The daily amount of residues generated in the production process is of approximately 50m(3), generating a monthly volume of 1200m(3). The fact of not practicing a segregation process of the residues makes this reuse unfeasible for processes such as the production of OSB and MDF in local industries. A great amount of this material is dispersed in an open field at the sawmill's perimeter and set fire to without producing any benefits. This only brings safety risks to the low-income population that lives in the neighborhood and also a great amount of pollution, due to smoke that is dispersed over the area that is constituted by low-income residences. The objective of this work was in finding an economical solution that reduced the environmental pollution via the vision of Industrial Ecology. The results found result were the generation of electric power in a local thermo-electrical facility.
