Recycling, Energy and Market Interactions contains the reports presented for the special topic at the UN-ECE Timber Committee’s 56th Session on 28 September 1998.  The papers cover developments in wood and paper recycling and use wood in many forms for energy production.  Together with a discussion of the influence of local, national and regional legislation, the resulting effects on forest management, forest products trade and forest products manufacturing are examined.  A report on the following panel discussion gives a summary of the Committee’s questions and responses by the experts.