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| plastic milk containers, magazines and newspapers, to | | | | have been made in wood burning. Modern wood |
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| statistic was gathered over 10 years ago, so today | | | | stoves. In many states, catalytic converters are |
| there are even more articles thrown away. | | | | required to allow materials to burn at lower |
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| some people that actually collect tree trimmings and | | | | you can purchase an add-on catalytic device that will |
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