Douglas County men patent a machine to dispose of log waste

new at 4... two douglas county men have patented a machine to separate log waste from saw mills. they say it's a way to use the waste ... that couldn't be used before. kezi nine news reporter macy hyland spoke to the creators about how it works. ) im here at c & d lumber with the newly patented walker derocker. and this is changing the way that log waste is used. vo the machine takes log waste from a saw mill and separates it into hog fuel, rocks, and soil. its run completely on hydraulics for many reasons one of the biggest? to avoid fires. the waste on its own is considered toxic waste that must be disposed of by the department of environmental quality. so morris and walkerthe creators of the derockerwant sawmills to know this could save them money ... and legal troubles. sot well, one thing, itll take deq off their back. and theyll be able to do something with what theyve got. the first derocker has been in use at the c & d lumber mill for four years now. walker and morris say some of the rocks its produced have been used several times at this point allowing the machine to create what they call upcycling. theyre currently working on a second machine which they say will be mobile. ) walker and morris say they hope this gives a little bit of convenience to lumber mills around the country. reporting from c & d lumber, macy hyland, kezi