Today was burn day. About twice a year I put out the 30" fire pit thingy and burn about a 6" stack of papers; bank statements, medical stuff etc. It's about an hour's commitment including cool down and cleanup.
What do you do?
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Today was burn day. About twice a year I put out the 30" fire pit thingy and burn about a 6" stack of papers; bank statements, medical stuff etc. It's about an hour's commitment including cool down and cleanup.
What do you do?
Shred it each time I open the mail. As long as I keep plastic out, the local animal shelter wants the shredding for bedding.
We burn it as well.
crosscut shredder
Shred anything with personal info.
We use a micro-cut shredder and recycle it.
shred, but sometimes use the shredded material as a kindling substitute in the firepit
Recycle it.
We often shred things and then recycle.
There is a lot of old financial papers that would take way to long to shred. It has occurred to me that burning might be easier and quicker.
jtk
While burning may be easier it is definitely less environmentally friendly. We recycle paper, shredding anything with personal data. This years fires and heatwaves are a good reminder of why.
Throw everything into a garbage can partially filled with water. After a couple months, the paper soaks up all the water, the writing is illegible, and the pile is a wad of dry paper, placed into the recycling container. It is absolutely zero work.
I thought one of the reasons to own a woodstove was to get rid of documents with sensitive information.
Twice a year our city brings into the City Hall parking lot 2 large-truck mounted shredders, one for paper, one for any electronic junk. Free to city residents...