Hampyeong County Supplies Sawdust to Livestock Farms by Recycling Wildfire-Damaged Trees

Jeonnam Hampyeong County Office building.

On June 5, Hampyeong County in Jeonnam announced that it has begun supplying 116 tons of sawdust, produced by recycling trees felled in areas affected by wildfires, free of charge to local livestock farms. This initiative aims to promote resource circulation and achieve carbon neutrality.

The county recently provided 116 tons of sawdust, produced using trees felled in large-scale wildfire-affected areas in April 2023, free of charge to 180 local Hanwoo cattle farming households.

The sawdust was produced by processing wildfire-damaged trees felled over an area of 38 hectares in the second half of 2024, and was distributed to livestock farms through the Hampyeong County Livestock-Related Organizations Council. Previously, in September 2023, the county had also supplied 100 tons of pellets made from forest by-products collected in the same area.

The county expects that the free felling and recycling of wildfire-damaged trees will not only improve the breeding environment for livestock farms, but will also have policy effects such as reducing budgets and achieving carbon neutrality.

The county also plans to restore forests in wildfire-affected areas by planting Cornus fruit trees and maple trees, while promoting the use of these areas as tourism resources. These efforts are intended to contribute to both climate change response and revitalization of the local economy.

County Governor Lee Sangik stated, "We will continue to support livestock farms by utilizing forest by-products and disaster-damaged trees," and added, "We will do our utmost to support farms in various ways by expanding tree planting and supplying sawdust produced from wildfire-damaged trees, as well as making full use of forestry resources."

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