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Pallets and packing crates are moving around the world in the countless millions  every day. The majority are made from wood, and while many are reused again and again, there is a massive number here in Australia which end up in landfill.  Madness, really, for the following reasons: 1. Organic matter in an anaerobic decomposition process (buried deep in the ground) produced methane. More than 20 times more dangerous for global warming than carbon dioxide. 2. Wood is a great energy source. It is solar energy trapped in the lignin, cellulose and other matter which makes up plants. Better to burn waste wood for its energy than to  bury it in the ground. The carbon dioxide produced in combustion can be taken up by growing trees if we plant them! 3. Wood is a wonderful natural organic material which is renewable, recyclable, and reusable. Unless it rots or is eaten by insects, wood can be used again and again for Millenia. While there is a lot of quasi recycling going on out t...

The public workshop program for July 2016 has been organised. This includes these School Holiday workshops for kids aged 6 - 14: Make a Kitchen Spatula PalletCraft for Kids. Make a Kitchen Chopping Board. Make a Cajon Drum. Make a Small Lidded Box with a Sliding Lid. And offered for the first time: Carve a Wooden Spoon (NOTE: for kids aged 8 - 14)  Parents are always welcome to accompany their children to the workshops . For adults and young people aged 15 and over, we are offering: Restore Old Tools     (a Tuesday evening) Carve a Wooden Spoon from Green Wood     ( a full day Sunday) PalletCraft - Recycling Pallets and Packing Crates        ( a Saturday afternoon). Come and join in the creative fun with us at the Heritage Woodcraft Centre, Unit 1 / 30 Canvale Road, Canning Vale, Western Australia. Bookings are essential. Bookings and enquiries are best done via email to  adventure@wn.com.au