Other Wood

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Other Wood: - Recyclable wood from furniture, consumer electronics cabinets, and other nonpackaging wood products. Does not include lumber and tree stumps recovered from construction and demolition activities, and industrial process waste such as shavings and sawdust.
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News archive for Other Wood::

Swiffer Adds New Shine to Wood Care Category  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)..."We understand that wood floors and other wood surfaces are what make a house into a home, so we created a line of products to help consumers maintain and

Shopping in Amish country  -  04 Aug 2008
New River Valley Current,He employs seven people in three workshops and ships cabinets, interior doors and other wood products across Virginia. There's a particularly vigorous

Pellets Are Worth It  -  Aug 2, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Pellets are made from sawdust and other wood by- products, generating heat from materials which would otherwise end up in landfills.

Bamboo — the other wood  -  Jul 26, 2008
Crain's Chicago Business,Bamboo — used for thousands of years in Asia as "the poor man's timber" — is proving to be a valuable commodity here. As an alternative to traditional

• Protect your home against wood-hungry insects  -  Jul 26, 2008
MLive.com,...then having mulch or wood chips against the foundation. v Keep stacks of firewood, as well as other wood sources, at least 6 inches off of the ground.

Do-It-Yourself: Squeaky Wood Floors  -  Jul 25, 2008
Washington Post,The squeaks are caused by wood rubbing against nails or other wood when weight is applied, and quieting them can be tricky. It sometimes helps to lubricate

WWF blasts EU's illegal wood imports, led by Finland  -  Jul 22, 2008
AFPWWF meanwhile listed Britain, Germany and Italy as the largest importers of furniture and other wood products from Asia, including China and Indonesia,

Wood company to bring 104 jobs  -  Aug 1, 2008
News & Observer,A Canadian maker of particleboard and other wood products stands to receive more than $2.5 million in financial incentives for building a factory in Chatham

Homeowners who use heating oil seek alternatives  -  Jul 13, 2008
The Associated PressPellets are made out of compacted sawdust, wood chips or other wood material and look something like rabbit food. And instead of heating oil deliveries,

Do-It-Yourself Q&A  -  Aug 2, 2008
Modesto Bee,The squeaks are caused by wood rubbing against nails or other wood when weight is applied. Quieting squeaks can be very tricky, and success often depends on

Colorful wood offers new solution to homes' old problems  -  Jul 7, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,..."Other wood producers already apply a fungicide and insecticide to the lowest level of wood in the house, the sill plate," said Charles Morando,

At Bill Ekleberry, 271 Wickabaug Valley Road, , West Brookfield, MA  -  Jul 25, 2008
Antiques and the Arts Online,Civil War book; set of 6 framed late 1800-S vintage card games prints; butter churn; knife trays; wood butter worker and other wood items; trencher;

Sergey Katanandov demands enhancing activity of the Ministry ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
News of the Republic of Karelia,Minister of Forestry has noted, that mostly powers regarding establishment of order, specifications and rates of payment in the field of wood and other wood

Integrated Biomass Technologies  -  Jul 22, 2008
RedOrbit,Modern wood composites technology began about 100 years ago with the development of particleboard, flakeboard, hardboard, and a variety of other wood-based

Power plant would pollute the local air  -  Aug 1, 2008
Concord Monitor,Then once built, it turns into other wood waste products. Just like the street dealer turning the innocent and uninformed into the proverbial "junkie.

Smooth operators  -  Jul 20, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,Their work will be studied and admired by other wood enthusiasts. "There are all these groups in town -- lathers, woodworkers, wood-turners," Talbott said.

Switch to wood heat could be damaging air quality  -  Jul 22, 2008
Morning Sentinel,It also doesn't include central heating pellet boilers, which are considered cleaner burning than most other wood units, or the latest generation of outdoor

Biofuel plant proposed for Pike Co.  -  Jul 31, 2008
SunHerald.com,Pellets are made out of compacted sawdust, wood chips or other wood material and look something like rabbit food. Indeck Energy Services of Buffalo Grove,

Insect puts local ash trees at risk  -  Jul 17, 2008
Brampton Guardian,...trees, logs, wood, rough lumber including pallets and other wood packaging materials, bark, wood chips or bark chips from ash (Fraxinus species),

Sawtooth Wood Recycling keeps it local  -  Jul 15, 2008
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide,..."Pretty much all we do now is salvage logging," says Toothman, who has been collecting other wood species, including sycamore, elm, cottonwood,

Generations of scouts celebrate "Big Iron" retirement  -  Jul 31, 2008
Winston County Journal,..."Big Iron" went on to serve on six other Wood Badge courses, two as Scoutmaster, training some 200 other adult leaders to pass on the skills of character

Mohawk Industries, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Jul 22, 2008
Seeking Alpha,In our roofing and other wood products, roofing has maintained its performance while our other wood products were down with the slowing European

Harvesting tomorrow's fuel  -  Jul 5, 2008
Charlotte Observer,Other wood scraps go to its landfill neighbor, Pallet One. Ash from the boiler operation will be mixed with the dried sludge and yard waste, composted,

Fairmont agrees to acquire Guildcraft  -  Jul 28, 2008
Furniture Today,With roughly $70 million in annual volume, Fairmont’s residential division will focus on its strengths in case goods and other wood furniture,

Byproduct Makes Profit  -  Jul 21, 2008
Associated Construction Publications,..."Moving 50000 tons of anything is a challenge, let alone all of it being sawdust and other wood byproduct," said Wheeler. He enlisted the help of his

Mangroves go up in smoke  -  Jul 26, 2008
Fiji Times,Tomasi said there could be an increase in the demand for firewood but there were other choices like waste from mills that use mahogany and other wood.

“World Music Expoâ€? & “Grammyâ€? Nominated Armenian Legendary Musical ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
HULIQ (press release),...years the unique technique of duduk making has been applied in Armenia: an apricot tree lumber was used, while other countries always use other wood.

Victorian-era Innovation: The Indispensable Scroll Saw  -  Jul 17, 2008
Alameda Sun,...“This machine is designed for practical service in the workshops of carpenters and builders, cabinet makers and other wood workers,� the catalog said.

Potlatch Board Approves Spin-off of Pulp-Based Businesses  -  Jul 17, 2008
FOXBusinessPotlatch's other Wood Products operations, consisting of four sawmills in Idaho, Arkansas, Minnesota and Michigan, and one industrial-grade plywood mill and

Europe big illegal wood importer, says conservation group  -  Jul 23, 2008
Radio France Internationale,Britain, Germany and Italy are the largest importers of furniture and other wood products, according to the WWF. It estimates that 40 per cent of these

Back to the Future II Hoverboard for sale on eBay  -  Jul 25, 2008
In Entertainment,...man how cool was Michael J Fox in these movies There are two types of props used in a film; one is made from Styrofoam and the other wood.

Printing firm expands in city, adds 12 permanent positions  -  Aug 1, 2008
Toledo Free Press,Metzgers Printing and Mailing completed Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification that establishes a chain of custody so that paper and other wood

Newsmaker: John Metzler  -  Jul 24, 2008
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,...have to be removed for various reasons, including old age and poor location, and turn them into furniture, sculptures, flooring or other wood products.

Five artists to display work during July at library  -  Jul 12, 2008
Terre Haute Tribune Star,Sartor carves bowls from cherry, elm walnut or any other wood she can find along the road. She is working carving in the round and is creating small,

Purple bags are for harmful beetle  -  Jul 30, 2008
Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune,In response to the infestation, a quarantine was placed on firewood and other wood materials for the entire county. The pests were also discovered in

Railroad submits abandonment papers  -  Jul 18, 2008
NRToday.com,RailAmerica’s Williams wrote that 97 percent of the goods hauled on the Coos Bay line consist of lumber and other wood products. He said an analysis showed

Don't allow termites to enter your home  -  Jul 20, 2008
Lansing State Journal,Remove lumber, boxes, books and other wood or paper items from crawl spaces and cellars. Such items can entice termites, and because the areas are often

Forbes ranks Georgia as third best state for alternative energy ...  -  Jul 14, 2008
Daily Citizen,Georgia is at the forefront of the nation’s development of cellulosic ethanol, a non-food feedstock for the production of ethanol from pine and other wood

How to: Fix your furniture  -  Jul 20, 2008
Daily Press,Over the years, mishaps and minor accidents can scratch the surface of tables and other wood products. Here are a few tips for getting your furniture back

biomass power station planned  -  Jul 18, 2008
BBC News,The biomass process will burn locally produced waste wood. That will range from unprocessed trees to furniture and other wood taken to landfill sites.

Graniteville house breathes history  -  Jul 9, 2008
Westford Eagle,...“This room was probably originally used as an outhouse and later for storing other wood items,� said Oliphant. A door leads to the large barn used

SADOLIN COLOURS NEW CHALETS AT CRIEFF HYDRO HOTEL  -  Jul 28, 2008
Whats New In Building,It has an alkyd acrylic formulation rendering it highly flexible and resistant to flaking, cracking and peeling, common problems with other wood coating

Smart watering can keep gardens alive  -  Jul 23, 2008
Thousand Oaks Acorn,...mulch around plants, gardens and trees: Mulch consists of various sizes of chopped wood, usually made from recycled trees and other wood materials.

US homeowners look for new heat sources  -  Jul 14, 2008
Kyrgyzstan News,Wood pellet heating has become a big favourite for homeowners, with pellets being made out of compacted sawdust, wood chips or other wood material.

Man pays for stealing cherry trees  -  Aug 1, 2008
GoErie.com,...to financial woes that led him to steal the black cherry trees, which were of veneer quality and prized for making furniture and other wood products.

A Bourgeois retrospective  -  Jul 13, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,Among the other wood forms are her African-influenced smaller sculptures, consisting mostly of oblong wood totems with pointed tops surrounding shorter,

Michael's Auction Service  -  Jul 12, 2008
Antiques and the Arts Online,...several old duck decoys (2 wood Lake Champlain); plus other wood, cork, paper mache and rubber decoys; early Indian baskets; early wire plant stand;

Samson Carts(R)/CrateXpress(R) Creates Two Environmental Impact ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
MarketWatchCrateXpress(R) uses the patented reusable Samson Carts(R) (plastic carts) for office moves as an alternative to plywood (or other wood product) and metal

County tests water, soil of Solway house  -  Jul 30, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,NRRT takes in trees, brush and other wood and turns it into mulch for public use. The county's testing aims, in part, to determine whether the facility

Santa Maria barbecue comes to Whidbey  -  Jul 12, 2008
PNW Local News,...“Oak wood gives it a unique, smoky taste you just can’t get from any other wood,� Goodwin said. Today, the streets of Santa Maria are lined each weekend




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