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JAMESBJOHNSON
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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/807821-pensioners-burn-books-for-warmth
Burning books to stay warm.
Burning books to stay warm.
Stella_Omega
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Take your meds.
oggbashan
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As a retired secondhand bookdealer and helper at a charity book shop, my response is:
Why not?
I gave away 7 tonnes of books when I closed my shop. Almost all have now been sold for charity but some are unsaleable.
The charity book shop sells a tonne of books per month for pulping and re-use as paper. They get about 10 pounds a tonne, but the books are collected free of charge.
Many unsaleable books end up in landfill tips. Burning them is a better use.
But there is a health warning. Some glues and binding materials can give off toxic fumes if not burnt completely. Burning in a wood stove is probably OK. Burning on an open fire could be fatal.
Og
Why not?
I gave away 7 tonnes of books when I closed my shop. Almost all have now been sold for charity but some are unsaleable.
The charity book shop sells a tonne of books per month for pulping and re-use as paper. They get about 10 pounds a tonne, but the books are collected free of charge.
Many unsaleable books end up in landfill tips. Burning them is a better use.
But there is a health warning. Some glues and binding materials can give off toxic fumes if not burnt completely. Burning in a wood stove is probably OK. Burning on an open fire could be fatal.
Og
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