MtnDon
(Don Miller)
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We can burn, dependant upon what county restrictions there may be because of wildfire danger. However, we compost as much “trash” as we can and sort what is recyclable: glass, metals, cardboard, paper, fabrics, plastics {#1 & #2 in one bin and the others which are iffy separated}. We have to haul trash and recyclables ourselves as we are too far off the beaten track. Metals I sell at the scrap collector. Being somewhat remote on a winding narrow road is another reason we compost and recycle as much as we can because that reduces the real trash to a small amount that is easily transferred.
Mostly we just burn slash from tree cutting, thinning and trimming. I don’t like burning paper as it often will blow away from the fire. We shred paper that contains personal info. Shredded paper will actually decompose in a good compost mix, especially that with some animal manure. Shredded paper cannot be handled by most recycle centers though.