The Multimillion Dollar Business of Wood Waste in the US

Get the 5-minute newsletter keeping 2M+ innovators in the loop: https://thehustle.co/ Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/uU_oASoGWiw Every year, Americans lose about 36 million trees growing in cities to disease, pollution, and urbanization. It's not a great sign for the environment, that's for sure. But why else should we care? These dead trees usually end up in a landfill, where they can sit and decay for years. But if preserved properly... this dead wood can be worth millions of dollars. Consider this: if all 46 million tons of usable urban wood in the US were used, it could generate an annual revenue of $786 million. So, what needs to happen to a tree once it comes down? And how can dead wood be so valuable?