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mopinko

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2. it's a big investment, and something that is hard to do well.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:38 AM

Mar 2022

the city of evanston, just over the border from chi, tried to process downed trees for a long time.
they made firewood, and sold it cheap. and they had big machinery to grind and turn the small bits into compost.
after several years, they gave up. couldnt contain the smell.

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Simply mulching the waste would give him a product to sell, no? hlthe2b Mar 2022 #1

it's a big investment, and something that is hard to do well. mopinko Mar 2022 #2