Utilizing ALL OF THAT ASH
- ASea
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We use ours to fill in along a stone wall in the backyard. Also put it on icy spots in the driveway for traction. I don't dump mine in the garden
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Indeed. Nice links. Mine goes to the town dump weekly and they got a special place for it there.
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Im not sure why we are trusting any EPA studies I see them condemned all the time on here for everything else they do.
Im sure its somewhere between relatively safe and completely safe, closer to the latter. Its a personal choice what anyone does with it. I know there sure is a lot of it in a years time from a single stove and Im glad I have good uses for mine.
Im sure its somewhere between relatively safe and completely safe, closer to the latter. Its a personal choice what anyone does with it. I know there sure is a lot of it in a years time from a single stove and Im glad I have good uses for mine.
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Yes, it would be great if folks were more responsible about sending usable stuff to fill the landfills even more.
Just think.. some folks send harmless ashes,leaves & grass clippings to the landfill, but put chemicals in their toilet bowl to clean it & then flush that crap into the ground water system. Then they think they are doing responsible disposal of stuff.
I do wish that folks could drop their ashes off at sites or have it picked up for use as an anti-skid material for public roads.
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+1 !!!!!!windyhill4.2 wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 05, 2018 11:16 amYes, it would be great if folks were more responsible about sending usable stuff to fill the landfills even more.
Just think.. some folks send harmless ashes,leaves & grass clippings to the landfill, but put chemicals in their toilet bowl to clean it & then flush that crap into the ground water system. Then they think they are doing responsible disposal of stuff.
I do wish that folks could drop their ashes off at sites or have it picked up for use as an anti-skid material for public roads.
Paul
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We moved here to Mid-coast Maine last year I'm impressed with the way they manage waste. We bring our garbage to a transfer station operated by the town. Before it's trucked to a landfill, residents are asked to source separate all the recyclable materials including organics. Apparently it's more valuable if it's separated. What really impresses me is how much of the bulk items are handled. Residents drop off bed frames, doors, furniture, old bikes, wheel barrows, books, old paint... you name it. The town keeps it for a few days or so and if possible gives it away or sells it for a few bucks. Anything that doesn't go to the flea market section is separated and recycled (e.g. old motor oil, white goods, lobster traps, Glenwood base burners). Brush, leaves, clippings and organic kitchen waste are composted and available for free to residents. The town encourages residents to participate advising that recovering value out of the waste stream earns revenue and reduces taxes. Got a wheel barrow and a garden wand sprayer last summer for $5. I gotta be careful though ... sometimes I have a hard time walking away from stuff.
Hi, Just back in the tropics of Malaysia from the frozen North. Maine. I was just thinking that next year when I hope to actually burn some anthracite instead of just studying it here, I might try to see how the ash works to grow some of that newly sort of legalized herbal remedy for what ails you. Maybe we could start a booming market for ash.
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From ash to hash LOL
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I thought den6ver was the only place it was legal.jonnoh wrote: ↑Fri. Jan. 12, 2018 2:54 pmHi, Just back in the tropics of Malaysia from the frozen North. Maine. I was just thinking that next year when I hope to actually burn some anthracite instead of just studying it here, I might try to see how the ash works to grow some of that newly sort of legalized herbal remedy for what ails you. Maybe we could start a booming market for ash.
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I have been using it in my garden for years as have my Parents and Grandparents back in the Day. Wonderful for garden soil , don't know what it is doing to us after eating vegetables grown in it though. Musn't be that bad. I also throw ashes in my driveway.