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timber "waste" remaining in forestry harvesting

English translation: wood residue or residual wood

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English term or phrase:timber
Selected answer:wood residue or residual wood
Entered by: Charlesp

14:39 Sep 18, 2006
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Bus/Financial - Forestry / Wood / Timber
English term or phrase: timber "waste" remaining in forestry harvesting
Is there a technical industry term for the remaining wood and timber "waste" remaining in forestry harvesting that is collected together for use, usually burning for energy.
(It could be made into pellets, for this purpose, for instance.)

(called "grot" in Swedish)
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 11:43
wood residue or residual wood
Explanation:
That is what these guys call it, and they are using it for power generation.
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 02:43
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +4wood residue or residual wood
jccantrell
3(timber) scrap
swisstell


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
timber
(timber) scrap


Explanation:
On recycling of timber scrap, the followings have been developed. * Comparison of possibility to use waste between hand demolition and machine ...
www.dcp.ufl.edu/ckibert/DeconstructionBook/CountryReports/4...

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 11:43
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Kim Metzger: If you read your source, you'll see that the term "scrap" is used in connection with housing construction, not forestry.
16 mins
agree  Joe L: Though the source cited was a dead end, timber "scrap" is a valid translation. http://www.larsonpallet.com/recycling_program/recycling_faq....
5 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
timber
wood residue or residual wood


Explanation:
That is what these guys call it, and they are using it for power generation.


    Reference: http://www.forestnet.com/archives/Oct_01/residual_wood.htm
jccantrell
United States
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Or forest residue or just wood waste. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/9135
16 mins
agree  Joe L: Or even "logging residue". http://www.na.fs.fed.us/ss/03/ea_logresidue.pdf
5 hrs
agree  Alexandra Tussing
10 hrs
agree  Michael Beijer: agree with Kim; "wood waste" is fine too
3062 days
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