video: BETTER LIVING: Eco-Friendly Fireplace Logs

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Thursday, January 06, 2011

Candita Clayton, GoLocalProv Lifestyle Expert

Another snowstorm is on the way, and lifestyle expert Candita Clayton has great ideas for eco-friendly fireplace logs. Are they the cleanest-burning thing you can use? How green are they?

Candita recommends...

Enviro-Log: Made of 100 percent recycled wax old corrugated cardboard (WOCC). They generate more energy per pound than wood or other firelog brands, burn 60-70 percent cleaner than wood, and can be used for cooking, heating, and recreational purposes. Other features include:

Made from 100 percent recycled, non-toxic materials (food-grade wax and cardboard)
50% more energy per pound
30% less emissions
80% less carbon monoxide
86% less creosote

Java Log: Made from coffee grounds recycled from retail outlets, manufacturing plants, office buildings, and homes, this product has more to crow about:

Diverts 12 million pounds of coffee grounds from landfills per year
Emits up to 78% less carbon monoxide and up to 66% less creosote than cordwood fires
Features renewable all natural-based waxes

Where to get them: Enviro-Logs are available at major hardware and grocery retails, as well as at Whole Foods, and online, here. Pine Mountain Products (Java-Log) are available at major hardware retailers, markets, Target and Walmart and also online, here.