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- From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@metalab.unc.edu>
- To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: RE: Ashes
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 19:46:45 -0500 (EST)
On Mon, 22 Nov 1999, John Schinnerer wrote:
>
> >...Inner bark of cottonwood, paperbark
> >birch and dryer lint all make good fire starters if you don't want to
> >collect fine twigs. Mike Miller
>
> If any synthetic fabrics go into that dryer, I'd pass on burning the dryer
> lint...
That was certainly helpful advice, for sure. Breathing smoke from burning
plastic can make you sick, give you a headache or cause respiratory
distress, i.e. asthma, or all three. Also never burn pressure treated
lumber or wood with lead-based paint on it - these are especially big
no-nos.
- Ashes, Jeffrey Newman, 11/20/1999
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