Is there a good sources of newspaper?

EssexHebridean

Also - any cardboard food packaging you get can be folded or rolled into little bundles which are handy for fire building. 

dllive

TheGardener said:

I get enough junk mail (not post) through my door - added to the reams of brown paper out of Amazon boxes -  to fill my recycling box to the brim once a month - does it have to be newspaper?

Hmm, I always thought that there wasnt much 'calorific value' (is that the term!?) in cardboard/brown paper? And also it leaves a lot of ash? I know... beggars cant be choosers.

I will certainly try junk mail and cardboard.

dunstonh

We get the free paper from Waitrose when we do the weekly shop.   You dont need much paper to start a fire and it lasts the week with two burners running daily.

Effician

dllive said:

TheGardener said:

I get enough junk mail (not post) through my door - added to the reams of brown paper out of Amazon boxes -  to fill my recycling box to the brim once a month - does it have to be newspaper?

Hmm, I always thought that there wasnt much 'calorific value' (is that the term!?) in cardboard/brown paper? And also it leaves a lot of ash? I know... beggars cant be choosers

Give me a bit of corrugated cardboard over commercial firelighters any day & as dunstonh says you don't need much to start a fire .

As long as there is a good flame from the lighting medium for one minute good kindling will catch, for me If the flue isn't up to temp within 7 mins then i've done something wrong.

mags21

dllive said:

Hi guys

I have a woodburner. This year Ive built-up quite a good supply of kindling/logs, but Im woefully short on newspaper!! Does anyone know a good source of newspaper? Other than going to a recycling center I cant think of one. Maybe these days where people consume their news digitally, newspaper are in short supply? Perhaps supermarkets throw newspaper away?

If anyone has any suggestion Id be very grateful - things are getting quite desperate!

Have you any hotels close by? many provide complimentary newspapers to guests, I would imagine newspapers are left in bedrooms on departure, maybe they would save some from the recycling for you.

Ectophile

TheGardener said:

I get enough junk mail (not post) through my door - added to the reams of brown paper out of Amazon boxes -  to fill my recycling box to the brim once a month - does it have to be newspaper?
Newsagents have to return papers for the refunds - it's the bar code on the back they want but you won't find many places happy to pull papers apart for you - it's a bit time-consuming. And @Rdwill is right - it has a value so no ones going to be giving it away easily. 

Glossy paper doesn't burn as easily as cheap rough paper.  It also produces more ash.

uk1

I have a large collection of threatening letters from TV licensing if anyone wants to pick them up.  

dllive

uk1 said:

I have a large collection of threatening letters from TV licensing if anyone wants to pick them up.  

Haha - yes - so do I!!!