Woodchip being prepared from waste slabwood for central heating boilers with a tractor powered chipping machine, Wales.

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At a small sawmill in West Wales, the slabs of wood cut from the sides of round logs are then dried and processed through a chipping machine. What used to be a waste problem for the owner is now converted into a product used to generate power in special boilers, providing heat for council offfices and other public buildings.

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Size: 5137px × 3425px
Location: ceredigion dyfed britain united kingdom uk eu europe
Photo credit: © KBImages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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