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Title: Where to get free sawdust? they are probably throwing it away somewhere..
Post by: containercabin on April 05, 2013, 06:39:37 AM
I once drove by a place that had huge bags of sawdust in their garbage but don't remember where....

I need it for my sawdust toilet.

Where should one look to find sawdust?
Title: Re: Where to get free sawdust? they are probably throwing it away somewhere..
Post by: Alan Gage on April 05, 2013, 07:49:59 AM
Cabinet shops and sawmill operators.

Be aware that with cabinet shops there's likely to be a lot of "sawdust" mixed in from particle board and MDF, which is more like dust with a lot of glue in it. Don't know how that will work.

Alan
Title: Re: Where to get free sawdust? they are probably throwing it away somewhere..
Post by: Alan Gage on April 05, 2013, 07:50:34 AM
Or use it as an excuse to build something and save your own.  :)

Alan
Title: Re: Where to get free sawdust? they are probably throwing it away somewhere..
Post by: Squirl on April 05, 2013, 08:20:08 AM
Around your area, I can't think of a lot of places.  I have seen a lot of the local and smaller sawmills sell their sawdust on craigslist pretty cheap.  $20 for a pickup truck bed full.  A lot of even smaller producers and some backyard operations are selling their scraps to OSB manufacturers, pellet makers, and artificial fire log makers.

An add on craigslist may help.
Title: Re: Where to get free sawdust? they are probably throwing it away somewhere..
Post by: Abbey on April 05, 2013, 09:22:22 AM
You don't want to use any saw dust from kiln dried limber because it's far too dry. I tried that one winter when I ran out and the mill where I normally got it didn't have any left, some horse guy took it all in one load. Kiln dried was my only option, I got it from a furniture maker and it didn't work at all. Adding water to the dust helped a little but as soon as I could get some from the mill I did.