WASTE

Wood Waste

Miles Traveled In 2022

18,671

WOS gives trees a second life through the production of mulch. We use a horizontal grinder and coloring machine to make quality landscape ready mulch products thus reusing and repurposing this organic waste material. This sustainable option to woodwaste keeps organic matter out of our landfills and offers many environmental benefits which may include: erosion control, absorption and filtration of stormwater, nutrient pollution reduction, carbon emission reduction, carbon sequestration and replenishment back to the soil, improved soil health, habitat restoration, and more.

Cubic yards of wood chips diverted from a landfill which is the same as OR

1,245

Chipper trucks

4,084 793 400 which is the same as

Tons of CO 2e avoided

Cars off the road for a year

Homes average yearly energy use

WASTE continued

Innovative Ideas

WOS takes an innovative approach to solutions. In addition to ongoing solutions to provide a second life to organic materials such as wood waste to divert this waste stream from a landfill through landscape mulch, quality timber for woodworking, and logs to be used for firewood, evaluations on the feasibility of hosting goats onsite or subcontracting with a local goat farmer to consume vegetative waste materials. Considerations to biochar as a solution to wood waste is an ongoing conversation on the cost effectiveness with new technology. Biochar is generated through pyrolysis, which is the heating of organic material in the absence of oxygen. This closed-loop system creates a stable form of carbon captured in the Biochar product. Biochar can then be utilized as a soil amendment to improve the soil’s structure which in turn increases its ability to retain nutrients and improves the water holding capacity leading to healthier soil.

Environmental Sustainability Goals

Energy: Implement pilot testing program for battery transition on other equipment such as hedge trimmers with Husqvarna.

Landscaping & Plant Design: Utilize permeable pavers as an option for landscape projects in 2022.

Fuel Use: Evaluate Geotab and Gridline reporting to improve efficiency through reduction of unproductive idle time.

Resource Use: Begin a GHG inventory (following the GHG Protocol and Corporate Standard), 2022 will serve as the base year.