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The US produces millions of tonnes of rice waste each year. Now people are building homes with it (www.bbc.com)
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[–] 1 point 12 minutes ago

Brings new meaning to 'ricing your car' too. Need a new bumper? Rice. Door? Rice. Two bottles of Nitrous Express with direct port injection? Rice. Expanding your garage for yet another project car? Rice. Need to have a greenhouse for growing weed? Believe it or not, rice.

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    [–] 15 points 3 hours ago (5 children)

    Country and Annual Rice Husk Production (Approximate)

    • China - 200 million tons
    • India - 180 million tons
    • Indonesia - 40 million tons
    • Vietnam - 30 million tons
    • Thailand - 20 million tons
    • Bangladesh - 15 million tons
    • Myanmar - 10 million tons
    • United States - 9 million tons
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  • [–] 6 points 3 hours ago (4 children)

    US above Japan is definitely a surprise.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

    Japan produces a lot of rice but only ~7 million tons is distributed domestically.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 hours ago (1 child)

    Doesn't the husk stay in the country of origin?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 hours ago

    Sorry, I phrased that weirdly.

    Japan produces ~7.4 million tons of rice annually.

    Japan self sustains its rice needs with only ~7 million tons is distributed domestically.

    They also already have a waste repurpose project that eliminates ~2 million tons of their husk waste.

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