We mean that CleanFlame™ FireLogs and FireStarters protect your family as well as the environment. Independent testing shows that CleanFlame™ logs generate 86% less creosote, 80% less carbon monoxide, and 30% less particulate matter than even the highest grade of natural wood. This is better for both indoor and outdoor air quality, which is especially important for the increasing number of asthma and allergy sufferers. And unlike most manufactured firelogs, CleanFlame™products burn cleanly enough for cooking. So go ahead, bring on your s’mores and weenies!

CleanFlame™ FireLogs and FireStarters are safe for cooking because they do not incorporate the toxins found in other manufactured firelog brands. CleanFlame™uses the highest-quality FDA-approved food-grade wax. Our products’ safety for cooking has been established through thorough independent testing by Omni-Test Laboratories, Inc.

CleanFlame™ FireLogs are safer for families because:

• They are safe to cook over
• They don’t melt, drip, or spark
• When you want a bigger flame, you can safely burn multiple logs at the same time
• They are safe to poke and stir
• They are safe to burn in woodstoves
• They are free of pest infestation
• They produce much less particulate matter and other pollutants than natural wood, thus protecting your air quality, both indoors and out

Waxed boxes are corrugated cardboard boxes coated in FDA-approved food-grade wax. Typically used for shipping fresh produce, they are designed not to deteriorate when packed with ice. Waxed boxes are stronger than regular cardboard, especially when wet, plus they cushion and protect the produce. Approximately 1,500,000 new waxed boxes are produced every day in the United States–over 1,800 TONS per day!

The wax is actually a contaminant to the regular recycling process. As little as one waxed box per 500-pound bale can contaminate the whole process. There have been attempts to recycle waxed cardboard with chemical stripping of the wax. However, that process proved to be wasteful, polluting, and not economically viable.

A small percentage of the waxed-box waste stream is shredded for compost and worm farms. But today, over 95% of the millions of boxes used daily have been going to landfills. 1.5 million used waxed boxes are added to landfills each day, contributing 600,000 tons of waste annually. Worse yet, this highly weather-resistant material can take up to fifty years to disintegrate.

• Landfill Consumption—The waxed-box waste stream contributes 600,000 tons to landfills annually. The material can take fifty years to disintegrate.
• Disposal Expenses—All major end-users of wax boxes can see a better bottom line by removing the boxes from their waste stream. Reduced “tipping costs” (industry jargon for the total cost of trash removal and dumping) and reduced dumpster sizes immediately save the participant money.
• Landfill Diversion—Many businesses have targets for landfill diversion, some of them mandated by law. But creating new avenues for recycling business waste has presented real technical challenges for Industry. Through the use of our patented CleanCycle™ Production Process and CleanCycle™ Partner Program, CleanFlame™provides businesses an economically viable way to achieve their targets and support legislation.

The highest quality food-grade wax is used in the FDA approved process for packaging perishable foods for shipping to market. This high-BTU wax burns hot and clean with very mild, candle-like smoke. The compressed corrugations of the cardboard have a memory, and when each successive layer is heated, the energy of the compressed corrugations relaxes. This forms natural veins for airflow, which stimulates the burn. Independent testing conducted by Omni Consulting Services, Inc., confirms that 100% recycled CleanFlame FireLogs burn cleaner and yield greater flame optics and heat per pound than either firewood or other manufactured firelogs.

Our closed-loop production process offers enormous benefits for the environment and allows store chains and consumers to achieve their environmental goals. The process starts when water-tight waxed-box containers are used to ship produce to grocery stores. Rather than sending their used boxes to the landfill, grocers provide them to CleanFlame. Using process steps protected by eight patents, we chip, dry, extrude, and cut the material into ultra clean-burning firelogs. At the final cutting stage, remnant pieces are further processed and packaged as firestarters. Our CleanCycle™ Partners can then stock these products on store shelves, providing their customers with a compelling green alternative and enabling them to meet their personal environmental goals.

• More than 500 trees per 20 tons of cardboard recycled.
• By purchasing just two cases of our firelogs, you are saving the equivalent of one tree.
• Purchasing a pallet of firelogs saves about 26 trees.
• Purchasing a truckload of firelogs saves 480 trees.

Palm oil as typically harvested is NOT “green.” 85% of the world’s palm oil exports come from plantations in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea, which have been linked to human rights abuses and are a major driver of rainforest destruction, threatening highly endangered species including the Sumatran tiger, Sumatran elephants and the Orangutan. A backlash against the use of palm oil is currently building in the eco-conscious community. For example, Whole Foods Market has notified its suppliers that it will no longer accept palm oil as an ingredient in its private-label products as of 2012 without third-party certification that the oil has been sustainably harvested. Wal-Mart has recently announced the same plan, with a target date of 2015.

CleanFlame™ FireLogs are compact and regular in shape, making them easy to handle, transport and store. When compared to a stack of natural wood with equivalent burn time, CleanFlame™Firelogs weigh more than 80% less and require 80% less storage space. And our logs start readily in any weather. No need for kindling or starters, no special stacking requirements, and no need to poke or tend while they burn. Our products are also versatile. The same logs that warm your hearth so conveniently can also fuel your woodstove, cook your meals, and stack up to give you a roaring bonfire.

No. There may be a slight, candle-like fragrance when you first light one of our firelogs, but this will dissipate once the firelog reaches a full burn.

CleanFlame’s CleanCycle™ Production Process is a win-win for consumers and stores alike. The full-circle recycle aspect allows CleanFlame™to obtain their raw material from stores at a much reduced rate. The stores also save money on landfill costs. CleanFlame™then passes the savings on to the consumer.

By participating in the CleanCycle™ Partner Program, leading store chains can reduce their carbon footprint, strengthen their environmental stewardship, achieve their landfill diversion targets, and improve their bottom line.

Rather than sending used waxed boxes to the landfill, CleanCycle™ Partners provide them to CleanFlame™to recycle. Using process steps protected by eight patents, we chip, dry, extrude, and cut the material into ultra clean-burning firelogs and firestarters. Our CleanCycle™ Partners can then stock these products on store shelves, providing their customers with a compelling green alternative and enabling them to meet their personal environmental goals.