Set up a system for collecting burnables - PEP BB Nest.Straw.Burnables

Jul 27, 2019 19:47:45

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Nest.

In this Badge Bit, you will set up a system for Collecting Burnables.

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are you must set up a system for collecting burnables:
- Label near where burnables container is placed
- Including mention of what materials are okay
- If the container is durable the label can be on the container

To document this BB, post pictures or a 2-minute video depicting the following:
- Burnables Container Placement
- Label for Container & Acceptable Burnables
- A Burnable being placed in the container

Nicole Alderman · Oct 18, 2019 13:28:56

Simple but effective. I went with a paper bag so it can be burnable too and easily swapped out as needed.

jordan barton · Aug 03, 2020 20:04:43

Since it's warm right now and we haven't been doing fires for a while, we have quite a bit of burnables piled up.

Ash Jackson · Aug 06, 2020 21:19:03

Hmm, does this work?

Mike Haasl · Aug 18, 2020 19:38:34

I'm planning to build a fire contraption soon. It'll need fuel.

Bring on The Burnables!

Sep 29, 2020 16:02:09

Here is my BB submission for "set up a system for collecting burnables."

To document this BB, I have posted three pictures:
- Collection Sack Placement
- Label for Collection Sack & Acceptable Burnables
- A Burnable being placed in the sack

Rob Lineberger · Oct 17, 2020 16:31:40

We do the burn bag, as well. Not everyone in my household follows rules well :-(, so we're down to newspapers, junk mail, and small boxes. The labeling is for them. I got tired of fishing out things that didn't belong in there. The rest of us are pretty good about removing plastic, foil, etc and not filling the bag with things that have food residue on them. I keep it under the counter next to the kitchen since the table and counter are usually where burnables come into the house.

ETA: That's not showing up very well. It's labeled:
Adolebitque

junk mail
boxes from packaged stuff
- (break them down, please; remove any plastic; no food residue)
newspaper

NOTHING ELSE

gir bot · Nov 19, 2020 15:37:30

My first post!

Using my cell phone to upload so not sure how it’s going to turn out.

Don’t actually have a wood burning stove yet but looking to make a DIY rocket stove within the week.

gir bot · Feb 09, 2021 14:54:33

Burnables collection... close enough to the stove for convenience but not fire risk

Mar 17, 2021 08:50:18

It's nice to get stuff separated. Here is an idea about your burn barrel.

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=burn+barrels+rocket&&view=detail&mid=BB030629D67EBA075D6CBB030629D67EBA075D6C&rvsmid=F48C92C4735F4578669AF48C92C4735F4578669A&FORM=VDRVRV

Do notice the lack of smoke which indicates a complete, clean burn of the materials. This particular approach emits a subtle roar when it kick off. Once started, we toss in the miscellaneous sticks and twigs from our forest floor.

Being lazy, we use a butane torch to ignite the pile.

We don't burn leaves. They get mulched and left to decay over winter.

Jim Johnson
Greenfield Mo

gir bot · Mar 18, 2021 17:20:02

Here’s my submission for the burn bag bit and some fire from my last full bag, last night!

Mar 18, 2021 18:27:22

Please note that the requirements have been adjusted to specify any type of container. Also the label needs to be near the container but not written on or attached to it unless it's a long lasting durable container.

gir bot · Mar 25, 2021 17:07:54

Setting up a small burn collection, using a paper grocery bag because we have been doing grocery pickup a lot recently and have a surplus of paper bags.

Placing it conveniently next to trash can in kitchen.

gir bot · Mar 30, 2021 20:30:38

to burn or not to burn, is the burning question. i think i remembered all the steps. i completed a lot of bb's yesterday...

gir bot · Apr 22, 2021 02:56:50

A nice easy one for something we were already doing here

gir bot · May 11, 2021 14:56:23

Setting up a burnables system! This would have been useful for so many things this past year, so ready to make this.

Jun 11, 2021 13:11:57

Am I able to bump this thread for badge approval?

Waiting on a few badges to get approved, so just wondering if there is any timing to know if they got missed or I just need to wait longer!

gir bot · Jun 22, 2021 16:37:04

I have placed our container in the kitchen near the trashcan. This seems to be the place we most often create burnable trash and the defacto place for disposing of it. This should mean that it gets used.

gir bot · Oct 11, 2021 15:08:57

I set this up next to our recycling bin in the garage to intercept the small burnables.

gir bot · Feb 13, 2022 14:57:10

Burnables separation from trash

gir bot · May 16, 2022 16:00:21

I used my spare box to become my burnables storage

gir bot · Jul 18, 2022 08:55:23

A picture of the label I made, the container with label, and the spot I put the burnables container in our home (close to our balcons door)

Mar 25, 2023 16:46:49

May I ask WHY we want to collect burnables from a permie perspective? I don't know what is happening with paper in the US, but here recycling paper is actually a scarce resource which they will pay for. I think to make new paper? Because paper is rare and expensive at the moment? But maybe I'm wrong and they just want to burn it themselves. Anyway, if they do make new paper from it, that would be much better than making CO2 out of it in my oven, right? Or is this about being resourceful and getting free heat? I feel like it doesn't generate much of that, though...

gir bot · Aug 17, 2023 13:52:01

Here's my submission. I used a cardboard box next to our furnace to hold all our burnables.

gir bot · Sep 12, 2023 10:10:55

The burnables box is kept in our garage since we have a fire pit.

gir bot · Dec 13, 2023 11:37:58

We got this old metal bucket which will have a second life serving as our burnables bucket.

We won't be only using it for burnables collected through normal household activity, but also bring in smaller burnables from outside, especially want to try dried pine needles to get the fire started.

It will be close, but not too close to our wood stove.

Dec 18, 2023 11:56:51

Almost there, but a picture is missing: "A Burnable being placed in the container"

I do have uploaded "burnables-content.jpeg". Is it not visible or what do I need to do to amend it?

gir bot · Mar 23, 2024 22:10:28

Set up a new location for burnables. Normally we take it out to the garage where the larger bag is and a box for the newspapers but I have noticed that sometimes we get lazy and just toss it in the garbage can.

I fold over the top of my bag to keep it from collapsing on itself and aiding the tosser in hitting the target.

gir bot · Jun 07, 2024 20:35:40

I needed to clear out a folder and had rescued this fireproof trash can from the dumpster, what better time to start a burnables collection in my office.

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