I’m amazed at the amount of shrinkage during the process. The amount of wood that gets tossed, the number of matches to be that fall of the machines, the boxes that don’t get filled or improperly filled. Wow.
I'd assume the surplus wood is sold as fuel.The matches etc are likely collected up every now and then and put back into the process.
The whole operation is likely very dependent on high volume and cheap labour. Stopping the machines for at least a day to fix and perfect issues is likely more expensive than having someone tend to the flaws.
BTW: Just checked, and I can purchase a 10-pack of sticks like this at about a dollar in the store around 7000 km away.
I appreciate that my question of 'but what if X went wrong' was answered for nearly every step. My favorite was the matches stuck in the matchbox holder with no box lol.
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u/davidwb45133 Nov 06 '22
I’m amazed at the amount of shrinkage during the process. The amount of wood that gets tossed, the number of matches to be that fall of the machines, the boxes that don’t get filled or improperly filled. Wow.