by Working Forest | Apr 21, 2020 | Archives
Supply cuts that were supposed to bolster the beleaguered lumber market are now effecting the wood chip supply required to make sought-after toilet paper and wipes during the coronavirus pandemic. About 25 percent of Canadian sawmill capacity is shut after producers...
by Working Forest | Apr 21, 2020 | Archives
BRUSSELS — BIR continues to gather expert updates on the impact of COVID-19 on international recycling markets. Even though China, the starting point for the pandemic, has passed its peak of infections and is taking tentative steps towards a return to normality,...
by Working Forest | Apr 21, 2020 | Archive Articles, Articles
A thousand litres of seawater can contain up to 8.3 million particles of microplastics. Until now, identifying these very small particles has been difficult – usually they are only detected once they have accumulated in the bodies of fish. A method developed at VTT...
by Working Forest | Apr 20, 2020 | Archives
NAHB — In a recent NAHB survey, a majority of builders said they were allowing non-construction employees to work from home, but they were also implementing several measures to allow them to continue selling homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The most common...
by Working Forest | Apr 20, 2020 | Archives
RecyclingToday.com — Prices for all grades of recovered paper have surged up in response to short supplies caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a report by RecyclingToday.com, Old corrugated containers (OCC) pricing was at all-time lows for most...
