Second Life: Vancouver Plant Turns Forestry Waste Into Packaging Foam

Second life: Vancouver plant turns forestry waste into packaging foam

B.C. is one of the world's largest producers of forestry products, but have you ever wondered what happens to the wood that doesn't get used?

First Nation-led pilot turns forestry waste into foam with federal backing

As wildfires burn through BC forests, a First Nation is demonstrating what can be done with any damaged or leftover wood by turning it into biodegradable packaging and building insulation.

Could foam made from wood waste replace plastic packaging? UBC researchers think so

B.C. researchers have created a pulpy alternative to plastic packaging foam, a product that makes use of logging waste that's often left behind and can fuel forest fires.