The first fire logs on the market were mostly sawdust mixed with petroleum wax as a binder. But petroleum products create carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas that has been determined to ...

These newer logs burn just as well and as hot as the petroleum-based ones. Even more environmentally friendly are Java-Logs. These manufactured logs replace the sawdust with recycled coffee grounds.

Fire Logs are manufactured in Scotland from 100 percent natural, locally-sourced softwood sawdust. The sawdust is compressed to an ultra-high density by an industrial pressing rod, using a special ...

In 2015, a wood pellet fire destroyed two 50,000-square-foot wood-frame warehouses at Logistec on Port of Brunswick property near Newcastle Street and 4th Avenue.

Ironwood was attempting to dispose of the sawdust but there was more than they could deal with. Even though the mill has shut down, the fire risk remains.