Waste Management - Forestry Flashcards
1
Q
what are the potential waste products in forestry?
A
They include tops of trees, small branches, tree stumps, roots and sawdust.
2
Q
What happens to the small branches?
A
They are spread on the forest floor to form a surface that can help machinery to move (especially in very wet land)
3
Q
What can be done with branches, roots and stumps?
A
They are allowed to rot naturally. The nutrients release into the soil by this rotting process, ‘feeding’ the next generation of trees, which grow much faster.
4
Q
What can be done with the tops of trees and large branches?
A
They are converted to sawdust, which is used to form processed wood products such as medium-density fibreboard (MDF)
5
Q
What does MDF stand for?
A
Medium-density fibreboard
