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Council puts no timber in landfill

31 July 2014
Timaru District Council in New Zealand has agreed to divert timber out of landfill, reducing waste by 18%. Sources: The Timaru Herald, Stuff NZ
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Higher log sales for Malaysia

31 July 2014
Timber companies in Sarawak, Malaysia, have reported strong exports of logs and plywood this year due to a spike in demand for new houses in Japan. Source: Lesprom
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Urban trees remove 711,000 tons of pollution

31 July 2014
Trees purify the air and give us oxygen the most important gas that life depends on. Urban trees are estimated to remove 711,000 tons of pollution in the US. Source: International Business Times
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China exports of wood machinery up

31 July 2014
The total value of China’s wood working machinery exports in 2013 was US$2319 million, a year-on-year increase of 3%, ITTO reported. Source: Lesprom
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Tenon to cross the Tasman

31 July 2014
Tenon whose locally produced wood mouldings are sold in the US, will expand its business across the Tasman, supplying the Woolworths and Lowe's Home Improvement joint venture Masters Home Improvement stores. Source: The National Business Review
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Campaign to keep CSIRO scientists

31 July 2014
The forestry industry is lobbying the Federal Government and the CSIRO to retain its forestry scientists and invest in the sector. Source: ABC Rural
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Rail role for NZ forestry

31 July 2014
Restoration of the Gisborne to Napier rail line is an “idea project” for Labour’s $200 million regional growth policy, party leader David Cunliffe said when he was in Gisborne. Source: The Gisborne Herald
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Trees to be licensed to drink

31 July 2014
A national forestry body said a water licensing policy introduced by the South Australian Government is based on ‘artificial’ evidence. Forestry companies in the lower south east of SA will be required to buy water licences, as part of the State Government's plans to ensure sustainabi
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Three year deal for timber exports from Bathurst

31 July 2014
Australia’s forestry and logistics service providers are working together on a three-year deal for the export of approximately 175,000 tonnes of timber per annum from the Bathurst region. Source: The Western Advocate
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Tasmania back in the Wilderness with forestry

31 July 2014
The Wilderness Society has said it will withdraw support for international recognition of Tasmania's public forestry company if a Government bill clears Parliament. Sources: Yahoo 7, 7 News
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