Giving wood waste a new lease of life

By Soon Li Wei KUALA LIPIS: With today’s soaring prices for fresh wood and increasing environmental concerns, furniture makers are turning to wood waste as a resource and gateway to new, sustainable business opportunities. At KZ Bakti Enterprise, a furniture workshop at Kampung Chegar Perah, about 47 kilometres from here, visitors would not have guessed […]

Making money from debris, wood waste

MIRI: Kampung Kuala Batu Satu fishermen in Kuala Baram and owners of nearby fish stalls are making money from debris and wood waste found around the boat landing in the village. They collect the debris and wood waste, put them into plastic bags or gunny sacks and sell them for RM5 per bag. The debris […]