Briquette maker is an idea whose time has come around again.
Historically people would use briquette makers to recycle newspaper, saving on the wood that went to make charcoal.
Now paper shredders make shredded paper which needs recycling.
Unlike newspapers, many authorities will not recycle office shredded paper.
The issue is that shredding cuts the fibres of the paper making them short.
Paper with a high amount of short fibres from shredded paper is weak, and therefore less markable.
Step forward the briquette maker.
Recycle your shredded paper into briquettes you can use as fire lighters or to start your barbeque.
On a regular fire, they burn for up to up to 2 hours.
So you are avoiding excellerants, and saving wood, while recycling office shredder paper.
