Burning Grounds

Coffee firelog
www.java-log.com
Oh, the fire is so delightful, but the carbon dioxide is frightful. The Java-Log ($3.50) burns cleaner than wood and just as long as standard firelogs. Jarden Home Brands claims that its product produces only one fifth as much of the airborne particles and carbon dioxide as the traditional dead-tree variety does. The logs are fashioned from compressed wax and postindustrial coffee grounds that companies ditch after making coffee-flavored foods. And Java-Logs reportedly save 20 million pounds of coffee grounds from the garbage dump every year. No, they won’t make your living room reek of espresso.