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Dry leaves, along with dry grass, dead plants, wood chips, shredded paper, and sawdust are examples of carbon to place in the compost.
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
In the past, the choices were an absorbent clay whose main compound was calcium bentonite, sawdust, or sand.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 22 Sep. 2025
Glucose can be derived from any lignocellulosic feedstock like wood chips, sawdust, tree branches or other woody biomass.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 19th century, the global ice trade employed tens of thousands of men harvesting massive blocks of frozen water from northern lakes, insulating them in sawdust, and shipping them to tropical cities where refrigeration hadn’t yet arrived.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
In the past, the choices were an absorbent clay whose main compound was calcium bentonite, sawdust, or sand.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 22 Sep. 2025
Glucose can be derived from any lignocellulosic feedstock like wood chips, sawdust, tree branches or other woody biomass.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In the 19th century, the global ice trade employed tens of thousands of men harvesting massive blocks of frozen water from northern lakes, insulating them in sawdust, and shipping them to tropical cities where refrigeration hadn’t yet arrived.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Sawdust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sawdust. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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sawdust
noun
saw·dust
ˈsȯd-(ˌ)əst 
: tiny particles (as of wood) made by a saw in cutting
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