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Open Fires Needn't Cost the Earth - Log Makers, Log Stores and Recycling
There is nothing like then warmth of an open fire on a cold winter's night but in an eco-friendly world, burning wood from the log store is certainly questionable for our environment, but it doesn't have to be!
The flames dancing; logs crackling; smoke billowing up the chimney - there is nothing like a wood-burning fireplace. There are financial benefits too, especially if you use wood-burning stoves as well to cook with. But burning all this wood and pumping it into the environment surely doesn't go with a modern eco-friendly lifestyle?
But hang on, heating and cooking one's home in this way, can be green - especially when you start recycling and make your own logs or even use a device like a log maker.
Nearly a third of household waste can be burned: from junk mail and shredded cheque books to old tea bags and old toilet rolls and while the carbon produced by burning such items is certainly not great for the environment you have to take a wider look.
By recycling and burning waste to heat our homes or cook dinner we are of course pumping out carbon into the environment but the alternative is to rely on mains power which is generated from coal and gas power stations which pump out a lot more toxins than a small hearth.
Equally think of what would happen to the waste that you are burning? Sure, some can be recycled and composted but I'm sure you do that anyway! But what happens to the stuff that can't, it either ends up on landfill or possibly gets incinerated anyway!
There is much you can do to increase efficiency and reduce carbon emissions too. One of the simplest is to use a log store to keep logs dry. Wet logs do not burn cleanly; reducing heat and causing more smoke. By using a simple log store you can ensure they burn cleanly with as little smoke as possible.
When recycling material to make logs it is important to pack the material as tightly as possible, this will make the logs burn slower, producing more heat and reducing smoke. There are plenty of devices on the market that can do this for you. The log maker will compress the logs so tightly they will burn incredibly slowly and produce a lot less smoke.
So my using logmakers, log stores and recycling - having an open fire can be eco-friendly, save you money on heating bills and not cost the Earth!
About the Author
Richard N Williams is a technical author and a specialist in eco-friendly gifts products and innovations. Please contact us if you are interested in recycling, eco gifts a log maker or a log store
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