Abstract
This study collected and analyzed data on urban wood waste resources in 30 randomly selected metropolitan areas in the United States. Three major categories wood wastes disposed with, or recovered from, the municipal solid waste stream; industrial wood wastes such as wood scraps and sawdust from pallet recycling, woodworking shops, and lumberyards; and wood in construction/demolition and land clearing debris.
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DemolitionMetropolitan areaWaste managementSawdustPalletEnvironmental scienceWoodworkingMunicipal solid wasteCharcoalClearingResource (disambiguation)Demolition wasteForestryBusinessPulp and paper industryEngineeringGeographyCivil engineeringArchaeology
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G. Wiltsee
(1998).
Urban Wood Waste Resource Assessment.
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https://doi.org/10.2172/9549
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