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?
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Shred it each time I open the mail. As long as I keep plastic out, the local animal shelter wants the shredding for bedding.
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We burn it as well.
Stand for something, or you'll fall for anything.
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crosscut shredder
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Shred anything with personal info.
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We use a micro-cut shredder and recycle it.
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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shred, but sometimes use the shredded material as a kindling substitute in the firepit
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+1. But I don't have any way to burn it (suburbia), or I might do that.Originally Posted by Ken Fitzgerald
Brian
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher
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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
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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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.
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Do they allow fire pits?
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No burning here. Sensitive things get shred, either with our own machine and then recycled or taken to a bulk shredding event locally when there is a large volume, such as with our recent move. We no longer get things like statements, etc., on paper, so the volume of need is pretty low compared to even a few years ago.
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Yes they are allowed and 2 of 3 adjacent neighbors use them. I have a sensitivity to smoke and fire pits are too close to the home for me.
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher
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Our new house came with a "fire pit" just off the rear patio. A nice local family is picking it up today, as a matter of fact...it's not our thing. Our younger daughter is going to whine about it, however. But she doesn't live here.
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I do as Ken does. Micro shredder. Afraid of fires.
John T.
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