USE OF FOREST HARVEST RESIDUES IN THE PRODUCTION OF BROOMSTICKS

Abstract

Through existing research data on the use of waste in native forests, the economic advantage of using waste for the manufacture of broom handles was investigated. The results showed that the use of forest residues for the manufacture of broom handles is economically viable, since the product does not present high complexity, and can be made of various types of species and with relatively adequate relative humidity through drying at time, without the need for drying in an oven. It should be noted that despite the low sale value, it was found that the production of broomsticks from forest residues compensates with the production in large quantities. The low value of the acquisition of the raw material, combined with a new proposal for the extraction of waste, guarantee competitiveness to the proposed product.