What is Biowaste?

• Animal and Poultry Wastes – Bedding and droppings.
• Wood Fuels - Ground, chipped or shredded tree limbs, pallets, paper, cardboard, construction waste, sawdust, and such.
• Agro – Corn husks, corn stalks, cereal straws, crop residues,nut hulls, seed stalk waste, bean stubble, tobacco, yard waste, weeds, tomato, and harvest wastes.

Additional Facts

• About 2.5 billion people - half of the earth's population - are virtually dependent on biomass for their cooking, heating, and lighting.

• In the United States, biomass contributes about 4% of the primary energy (nearly as much as nuclear power).
  
• When using animal dung, the ash-free energy value is higher than that of wood.