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Save Wood by Burning Paper Logs |
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And you can make them yourself. It’s easy!
Tear up your waste newspaper, soak it in a sink of water until it turns mushy, and then squeeze the mulch into a brick using a log-making machine (easy to find and realtively inexpensive).
When made correctly, the logs will burn for hours. This recycling saves wood and even eliminates the need to shred papers containing personal information!
Source: www.dailyecotips.com
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One Response to “Save Wood by Burning Paper Logs”
November 13th, 2009 at 9:43 am
This sounds like a great idea, especially since you could use more than just newspaper. I found a log-maker that does 4 logs at a time for about 40.00 on a site called Kotulas.com Obviously, it would important not to throw in junk mail with colored inks or plasticized finishes or your would create toxic smoke. Also, I am wondering if anyone knows if paper logs create more (or less) creosote build-up in the chimney. This would be important to know in terms of safety. Additionally, do paper logs (that don’t contain colored inks or plastic) create smoke that is in any way more harmful to the environment than wood?