usufruct with contract of use

Disposal is a relic of the past. Returning is the future.

Our world is changing and the topics of responsibility for future generations, climate protection and consumption of resources play an ever greater role. We at megawood® fulfil the new needs that arise from this with our recyclable products. Since the essential component of recyclability is the return of the material after use, you have the choice between a classic purchase contract and a contract of use based on usufruct with all our dealers.The latter ensures 100% return to us, which is not necessarily the case with a purchase contract, and also offers you exclusive advantages.

The responsible use of resources is part of NOVO-TECH's philosophy.
All megawood^® products made from the GCC (German Compact Composite) wood-based material are:

Regional

made from shavings from the regional planing and sawing industry with a minimum of additives.

Healthy material

Each individual ingredient has been tested for its safety and suitability for the environment and health.

Recyclable

GCC wood-based material is 100% recyclable, without any loss of quality due to downcycling.

Climate positive

produced with renewable energy and is used for the permanent storage of carbon.

Responsible

produced according to
high social standards in Germany.

Tested and certified

by independent and global testing and certification bodies, e.g. the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute.

By concluding a usage contract, we can create an endless product cycle together and make a statement against wasting resources and waste!

What is a contract of use?*

The alternative to the classic purchase contract is our contract of use. This is a contractually agreed return to preserve the material flow. Both sides benefit from the resulting liability and contribute to the conservation of resources. You can also conclude the utilisation contract through our specialist dealers.

You are granted the unrestricted right to use the megawood^® products for the intended purpose for 30 years with the condition that, if you are no longer interested in the products, they will be returned to the owner and manufacturer NOVO-TECH for further recycling. This ensures that the material is returned to NOVO-TECH and fed back into the material cycle in the specially built NOVO-TECH Circular. So that new products are created from your megawood^® products and we preserve the valuable raw materials of our earth for future generations.

^*We currently only offer the usage contract in Germany. However, we are working on offering it throughout Europe in the near future.

With our new “Circular” recycling plant, we are preparing for
the future.

Within sight of our main megawood^® site, we have built a new factory for the future called "Circular". This is where we will process GCC products from existing take-back systems as well as new raw materials, including GRP from discarded wind turbine rotor blades. Our vision is clear: We want the more than 16 million m² of decking boards that have been installed since 2005 to come back to us at the end of their useful life and be completely returned to our production. We have created the capacity required for this with Circular and have closed the material cycle. An independent expert has estimated that the equivalent of the CO₂ depot created in this way is up to 200,000 t/a.

Your Benefits

You do not have to worry about the disposal of megawood^® products. New products are made from the discarded megawood® products. By concluding a usage contract, you make a contribution to climate change by:

Securing resources

for the next generations. Every megawood^® product will be the raw material for new GCC products.

Conserving resources

no additional new raw material resources are required for the reuse of used megawood^® products.

Binding resources

The carbon is permanently bound in the GCC over many generations and applications and is not released into the atmosphere as CO₂through combustion.

The licence agreement gives you up to 30 years of manufacturer responsibility in terms of product quality, durability, material health, environmental and climate protection.

And this is how it works

Order your megawood^® products from the craftsman or specialized dealer and conclude the license agreement with them for the products with the manufacturer NOVO-TECH.
Pay a one-time usage fee with debt-discharging effect directly to your craftsman or dealer.
Use your megawood^® products for 30 years without any further payment obligations to the manufacturer and owner.
After expiration of the contract period (30 years), or earlier if desired, NOVO-TECH will take back your product via the Germany-wide return system installed at megawood^®specialty retailers and will refund you a cash back of €200.00 per ton.

With megaplaner, your patio becomes a 3D experience in advance

Our proven online terrace planner helps you to design a custom-fit terrace and to get a detailed picture of your dream terrace in advance. The planner is fully conversant with all megawood^® construction rules and generates a millimeter-accurate 3D view. Each
of your projects receives an individual planning number, which you can use to get a customized quote from your local specialist
dealer. All specialized dealers offer the license agreement, advise you personally in all matters relating to “returning is the future”
and conclude with you directly the megawood® license agreement for your terrace. Get more information about our megawood® hotline (Tel .: 05201/189-330 and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) first information about the license agreement.

“Giving back is the future”

“Use makes me happy – everything is only borrowed in this world and I am grateful that I can conserve our limited resources with this usufruct concept. This way, I can own and enjoy with a clear conscience,” says Dr. Knöppler – the first proud megawood^®usufructuary.

You can find the full story here:

Story “Circular bench”: Giving back is the future

Story "Rundbank"

Are you already the owner of a terrace or have you installed another product made of our material, but you have not yet signed a license agreement? You can still participate in our sustainability and circular economy concept.

Register as the owner of a megawood^® product:

If you want to return your megawood^® products after their long service life, you can contact our recycling dealers or register your property. We will contact you in due course and arrange the return with you. This is how you can participate in ecological and responsible construction.

Find your regional take-back dealer online:

Help us to create a healthy future for future generations. Find a take-back dealer near you via our website! These can be found in our online dealer search marked with the

symbol.

Find take-back dealers now.

Why do we favor the circular economy model?

The population is growing and resources are becoming scarce. The demand for raw materials is constantly increasing. The most consistent idea for sustainability is provided by circular economy, eco-effectiveness and the design principle Cradle to Cradle^®.

In linear waste management, resources and raw materials are extracted, processed and generally used for a specific purpose. After the product has reached the end of its useful life, it is disposed of in a landfill or thermally recycled.

In recycling, discarded products are reprocessed into a new product. The waste products are usually broken down into their individual parts and reassembled.

Products, however, must be conceived and designed in such a way that they are free of pollutants and healthy, do not produce waste and are continuously kept in material cycles. Circular economy and eco-effectiveness are the most consistent approaches if we want to conserve resources and make them available for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

At megawood^®, we think about tomorrow today when we design our products!

Our GCC wood composite is already part of a material recycling loop and thus an important raw material store for the future of our products – without the use of further natural resources. This is what our return system and 100% reuse for the production of new megawood^® products stand for. The new NOVO-TECH Circular production facility is currently being built in the industrial park in Aschersleben, not far from the previous main plant, for the return, preparation and processing of used products.

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