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beehive burner

DCHP-2 (Oct 2016)

n. — British Columbia, Industry

an incinerator used by sawmills to burn sawdust and scrap wood (see Image 1).

Type: 5. Frequency — The term is used almost exclusively in Canada (see Chart 1), where the term is a British Columbia regionalism with some currency in the Yukon (see Chart 2). In the US, the preferred term appears to be teepee burner (see Chart 3). The terms beehive burner, teepee burner, and also wigwam burner refer to the shape of the incinerator (see Image 1).
See also COD-2, which marks the term "Cdn (BC").

See: wigwam burner

Quotations

1967

Mayo Lumber Co. Ltd. for at least one more year will be allowed to operate its beehive burner, target of criticism as a smoke nuisance, the Central Vancouver Island board of health has decided.

1975

The mill, with its rusty beehive burner and cluster of old cars, trailers and trucks, looks out on the sprawling fingers of Lois Lake [...]

1983

Up to that time, there were few curbs on industrial pollution, and some of the worst offenders were lumber mills, that burned scrap wood and sawdust in "beehive" burners.

1994

The government is already taking action against companies exceeding their beehive burner emissions limits. Evans Forest Products was recently fined $11,000 for exceeding limits at its Golden burner, of which $10,000 is to go towards an environment ministry air-quality program for Golden.

2007

Wood pellets are now made from sawdust and wood waste that Swaan says is "rescued" from sawmills and beehive burners.

2013

The tear-down of the beehive burner will take place mid-2014, assuming all goes well with bringing the Turboden generator online.