After receiving a few phone calls on mulch and wood chips I decided to write on the subject.
There is a lot of hype surrounding mulch and wood waste but contrary to what people believe, it is not new to Guyana.
Most of you may not recall, but 23 and a half years ago, two commercial chipper/shredder machines were imported and commissioned in Guyana by the late B A Fernandes, AA,former chairman of the Botanical Gardens and National Parks Commission. The idea was that tree trimmings would be shredded to make mulch and tree bark would be chipped to make wood chips.
These products were to be used in the garden and park and the surplus would have been sold to the public. Fedrnandes retired shortly after commissioning the chipper/shredders.
From then on the industry should have grown into a commercial venture, maybe even exporting. It would be