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I have been reading about dryer lint as an effective kindling material, but I keep having the feeling that in some way it implies burning "plastic": all the artificial materials, coloring (although...
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2020-04-17T23:45:01Z (over 4 years ago)
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Akabelle
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2020-04-17T23:45:01Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I have been reading about dryer lint as an effective kindling material, but I keep having the feeling that in some way it implies burning "plastic": all the artificial materials, coloring (although it might have been well washed out by then), detergents, chemically treated threads etc. Can it be considered as a polluting material, even just in such a small amount? (Wiki points it out as "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lint_(material)#Biological_problems">one of the primary polluters in cave exploration</a>") Can/should this amount of pollution be ignored because of the benefits of this kindling material?</p>