Paper, paper, paper!

Merrymeeting · 06-22-2021, 11:24 AM

As mentioned earlier, piles of paper do not burn well. But my wife and I have developed a habit that solves this. Our offices each have a recycling bin for confidential paper. Anything that goes in is crumpled first.

Then when needed or when it's full, the contents are used either to light a wood stove fire in the winter, or a campfire in the summer.

trfour · 06-23-2021, 10:18 PM

I'm out of thanks you,

Great idea's Merrymeeting!!

AC2717 · 06-24-2021, 09:10 AM

piles of paper do not burn well, but if constantly feed the paper into the fire it burns just fine. do it outside in a fire pit type thing, go get cheap screening, i use the screen paint roller things you roll the roller on to reduce amount of paint on the roller for spark arrestors. Works perfect

AC2717 · 06-24-2021, 09:15 AM

another option is to take your paper shredder, and take it off its bucket, hold in the level that stops it from working so it will still work and put it over a regular size barrel and go to town

Newbiesaukee · 06-24-2021, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by AC2717

another option is to take your paper shredder, and take it off its bucket, hold in the level that stops it from working so it will still work and put it over a regular size barrel and go to town

Good thought…but most home shredders burn out pretty easily or just overheat and stop.

Another idea is shred what you get daily…but I do have a lot of time on my hands.

06-23-2021, 10:18 PM	#2
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06-24-2021, 09:10 AM	#3
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,574 Thanks: 753 Thanked 354 Times in 266 Posts	piles of paper do not burn well, but if constantly feed the paper into the fire it burns just fine. do it outside in a fire pit type thing, go get cheap screening, i use the screen paint roller things you roll the roller on to reduce amount of paint on the roller for spark arrestors. Works perfect __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

06-24-2021, 09:15 AM	#4
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,574 Thanks: 753 Thanked 354 Times in 266 Posts	another option is to take your paper shredder, and take it off its bucket, hold in the level that stops it from working so it will still work and put it over a regular size barrel and go to town __________________ Capt. of the "No Worries"

06-22-2021, 11:24 AM	#1
Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 302 Thanked 800 Times in 368 Posts	As mentioned earlier, piles of paper do not burn well. But my wife and I have developed a habit that solves this. Our offices each have a recycling bin for confidential paper. Anything that goes in is crumpled first. Then when needed or when it's full, the contents are used either to light a wood stove fire in the winter, or a campfire in the summer.