In this guest blog post from our friends at The Garden Tool Company, they share some information about their new handles which are made from 100% recycled wood.

This is a guest blog post from The Garden Tool Company.

Garden Tool Handles Made From 100% Recycled Wood

The Garden Tool Company is proud to announce that we now have a new line of garden tool handles that are made entirely from recycled wood. Unlike our previous handles that were 10% recycled wood and 90% virgin wood, our new handles are 100% recycled wood. These new handles are environmentally friendly while being just as strong and durable as our other garden tools.

Our new handles are made from the waste from composite decking manufacturers. This waste is processed and turned into plastic pellets which can then be injection molded into garden tool handles. We feel that we have a responsibility to offer the most environmentally friendly products possible for our customers who demand sustainable gardening supplies. The new garden tool handles are just one of the ways we have worked to be as environmentally friendly as possible in every aspect of our business practices including:

Sustainable Wood Products: We use only FSC Certified sustainable hardwood in all of our products. This assures you that no old growth forests were used to make your tools and that

An innovative, environmentally friendly garden tool handle may be the first step in a new direction for the waste wood industry. The garden tool handle is made entirely of recycled wood fiber. When combined with fly ash concrete, it produces a stronger, more durable product than traditional wood handles.

The 100% recycled wood fiber used in these handles comes from the waste stream of a variety of industries. These include furniture manufacturing, paper mills and pallet companies. The material is dried and then shredded into individual fibers. The fibers are then glued together with a formaldehyde-free glue to create a solid straight stick. The sticks are cut down to size and then dipped into fly ash concrete which hardens as it dries. This composite material creates a strong, moisture-resistant garden tool handle that will not splinter or crack like traditional wood handles.

The molding process for these handles was developed by Matthew Nordan under his company’s name: Fly Ash Concrete Technologies Incorporated (FACTI). The company was founded in order to develop new uses for this material created from the waste stream of coal-burning power plants and their ash disposal sites.

According to Nordan, “These handles are a great way to recycle our waste materials while reducing the demand for virgin wood products.”

The Benefits of Fly Ash Handles

More than 55 million tons of fly ash are produced in the United States each year. The hazardous substance is currently stored in landfills or ponds, where it can leach into the groundwater, or disposed of improperly, where it can become airborne and contaminate the air.

The development of new construction materials made from fly ash has been limited because there was no safe way to recycle the waste product.

But now a company called GreenWood Resources Inc. has created a method for reusing the waste product that doesn’t compromise safety or the environment. It’s garden tool handles made from 100 percent recycled wood fiber and fly ash. The process begins with wood fiber and fly ash, which are combined with water to create a slurry. The slurry is molded into shape, then dried and cured to create a solid form that looks just like wood.

The handles are stronger than traditional wooden tool handles and are less likely to break under stress, says Dwayne Estes, president of GreenWood Resources Inc. The handles have been used on more than 300 million tools since they were introduced in 2000, he says. Because they are made from waste products that would otherwise go into landfills or ponds, using them reduces landfill waste by

While many people think of recycling as a way to get rid of unwanted materials, it is also a way to generate new products that are useful. One company is using recycled wood from old pallets and shipping crates to make garden tool handles. The handles are made from 100% recycled material and considered the most environmentally friendly handles on the market.

The process begins by collecting old, unwanted pallets and shipping crates, which are then taken to the factory where they are broken down into small pieces. The wood is then ground into sawdust. This sawdust is combined with plastic resin and a catalyst and heated in an injection molding machine, which forms the handle of the garden tools.

The handles come out strong, durable, and weather resistant. They require no paint or sealers, so they are ready to use right out of the mold. Because this process uses 100% recycled material and no new trees are harmed or used in the process, these handles are considered green.

A new process that makes use of fly ash waste produced by coal-fired power plants, which mixes it with wood chips and then forms the mixture into a composite that may be used to make garden tool handles, fence posts and other products, has been developed.

Fly ash is a fine powder recovered from the exhaust gas of coal-fired boilers after electricity generation. In the past, the fly ash waste was dumped into landfills or spread onto fields, but because it contains toxic compounds such as heavy metals and dioxins, it is now classified as industrial waste by the government and must be disposed of properly.

The new process uses fly ash with low levels of heavy metals and dioxins, which is mixed with wood chips generated from lumber processing. The mixture is then shaped into products such as garden tool handles and fence posts with a pressurized hot water treatment method.

The strength of these products is about three times that of ones made from normal wood products, and they are also relatively easy to manufacture. The new method is expected to help conserve forests by reducing the amount of wood used in manufacturing processes.

For the past decade, Trex has been using wood salvaged from landfills and incinerators to make its composite decking. Over the years, the company has recycled more than 1 billion pounds of polyethylene plastic and hardwood sawdust into its products.

Now, as part of a new program called Trex Refining & Recycling, Trex is using the same material–as well as polystyrene foam and scrap lumber–to make Trex Outdoor Furniture and Trex Tree House Railing.

The furniture, which includes benches, chairs, tables, and swings, is made from a high-density polyethylene lumber that is virtually indestructible. The rails are made from eco-friendly polystyrene that’s fused with mineral-based colorant throughout so they’ll never need painting or staining.

New research shows that concrete containing fly ash is stronger than conventional concrete. Fly ash is a byproduct of coal-fired power plants that would otherwise end up in landfills. And although fly ash is already being used in some concrete for roads and bridges, research at the University of Illinois shows that it can be used in greater concentrations in other types of construction projects without reducing strength. The researchers found that replacing up

Fly ash concrete is a type of blended concrete that uses fly ash in place of some of the cement. The fly ash replaces some of the cementitious requirement in the mixture, thereby reducing the cost of the concrete and its carbon footprint. Fly ash is a fine powder formed from the combustion products of coal. It is collected from smoke stacks using baghouses and electrostatic precipitators.

The use of fly ash as an ingredient in concrete has been practiced for many years, but not widely. It has been used mainly in ready-mix and precast concrete, although it has found use in many other applications since its introduction into the construction industry. Its usage was limited because it was difficult to control its quality and performance characteristics. This state of affairs changed when ASTM C 618 was published in 1975 and specified requirements for Class C and Class F fly ashes for use in concrete. This standard provided specifications for fly ash based on chemical and physical requirements, which allow producers to monitor their products to ensure that they meet ASTM C 618 requirements. In addition, it also provided specifications for testing methods that are required to confirm compliance with these standards.