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RE: Ashes




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.