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In South Africa we generate an estimate of 122... [By Kate Stubbs](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/author/kate-stubbs) [![](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/hubfs/thomas-bennie-5NQNh72djGo-unsplash.jpg)](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/organic-waste-management-wood) [Read More](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/organic-waste-management-wood) [Sustainability](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/sustainability), [Biodiversity](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/tag/biodiversity) Sustainability, Biodiversity [Treemendous Value](https://blog.interwaste.co.za/know-waste/organic-waste-management-wood) Making trees matter! 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