[Greenbuilding] New Type of Chipboard

[sanjay jain]

Interesting - did not know that Corn Stover is reused in this way.

Of course the vast majority of corn is fed to animals in factory farms. Animal agriculture being a significant contributor to climate change. Not sure if working it back in the soil makes a significant contribution to sustainability.

~sanjay





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 From: John Straube <jfstraube at uwaterloo.ca>
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Corn stover is routinely worked back into the soil as it increases the resistance to erosion and increase organic structure and potash. 
Farmers who don't look forward more than a year or two will bale up stover and there have been plans for using this for biofuels and other products but none that I know has ever been widely adopted.  
OSB is often made from fast growing small trees like Aspen and the trees are fairly sustainable : no fertilizer or pesticides just good management and patience. Not a huge problem that needs to be solved.
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