i have seen videos of people making pellets out of junk mail and grass among other things on the internet. i noticed that you can buy one of these things for sub $2,000. i was wondering if anyone has any experiance with them. i have a 2 acre lot so i would have no problem getting grass clippings and i also throw out a ton of junk mail and could probably raid the post office for more. the price of wood pellets has gone to the highest level i have even seen since i have owned my stove with $220 now the local going rate. i love my pellet stove and being freed of natural gas but would like to have cheaper pellets. one of my major reason for not using gas is hydro-fracking that the gas companies have been doing, its my way of boycotting them, which i will continue to do. many people around the country have had their well water contaminated by gas drilling practices, i will not support the gas companies and their processes of destroying drinking water.
anyways has anyone used a pellet mill, because i for one think it might pay for itself. i would probably buy a bunch of 55 gallon garbage cans and fill them up. i know i probably wouldnt be able to produce enough pellets for an entire winter but if i only had to buy 1 or 2 at the most tons of pellets i could save allot of money with the mill paying for itself in a couple seasons of heating.
also why dont pellet producers make pellets out materail other than wood? grass and paper waste is probably more plentiful that wood. think of all of the scrap cardboard that could be turned into heat as well. i could probably get a ton of that from work for free.
well are these things worth the money or are they a total waste of time and effort. if i could save thousands than i think it would be well worth it.
anyways has anyone used a pellet mill, because i for one think it might pay for itself. i would probably buy a bunch of 55 gallon garbage cans and fill them up. i know i probably wouldnt be able to produce enough pellets for an entire winter but if i only had to buy 1 or 2 at the most tons of pellets i could save allot of money with the mill paying for itself in a couple seasons of heating.
also why dont pellet producers make pellets out materail other than wood? grass and paper waste is probably more plentiful that wood. think of all of the scrap cardboard that could be turned into heat as well. i could probably get a ton of that from work for free.
well are these things worth the money or are they a total waste of time and effort. if i could save thousands than i think it would be well worth it.