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Do the waste wood chips from a typical lumber mill go into particle board or might they also go into paper?


It depends on the mill and the current economy. The wood chips will not be used for pulp but instead burned to generate power for the mill, made into fire pallets, particle board or other similar product. Based on what makes the most money in the current economy and the products the mill is equipped to make.


In Tasmania they are used to make paper.




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