The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has announced a
revolutionary new technique in which solid timber flooring waste
can be recycled and used by the people. Hardwood manufacturers
for many users have been taking advantage of the timber flooring
waste products to provide heat within their warehouses and
plants, but now it is a new development which means that this
heat source can be passed on to consumers and used in everywhere
homes. Waste from the timber floors is now being used to produce
wood bricks, which can then be used as firewood to heat homes.
Bringing the famous line often heard around a building site if
someone asks 'can you pass me the wood plank', the quick
response is always 'we only have timber, don't have any firewood
around here'. The NWFA said that the bricks are produced by
intensely compressing the hardwood floor waste materials in to a
brick form, without using any adhesives. The bricks offer many
advantages to traditional firewood as they are easily stored and
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