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By Veronica Beltran

Fibre to Pellets

Pacific BioEnergy completes McBride Residual Fibre Recovery Project

May 28, 2020 | 9:36 AM

MCBRIDE—Pacific BioEnergy Corp. announced yesterday (May 27) the completion of their McBride Residual Fibre Recovery Project which saw the conversion of fibre to pellets— instead of being burned—and created seasonal jobs.

The project began in February of 2019 and involved grinding harvesting residuals that would otherwise have been piled and burned, to prepare sites for replanting.

The material was brought to Pacific BioEnergy’s Prince George plant, where almost 9,000 tonnes of fibre were used for pellets.

“We approached the project on the principle that it is better to utilize already harvested fibre and create new employment and contracting opportunities versus burning it and impacting local air quality.”—John Stirling, CEO, Pacific BioEnergy

McBride Mayor Eugene Runtz says that the project was a triple win for McBride, “we all breathed easier when we learned that the fibre would be used at PacBio’s plant in Prince George instead of being burned and filling the air in McBride with wood smoke.”

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Runtz says the project presented new opportunities for local businesses as well.