Just to add to this, I used to live near a paper mill, and had friends who worked there. More than half of their feedstock was sawdust and waste chips from the local sawmill, and about a quarter was recycled. Very little virgin wood was used, and what was used was not usable for anything else.

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That being said, I wish this guy luck. Having different tech available for use in areas where it would be a better way to do things is not a bad idea.