As of: March 28, 2024, 4:46 p.m
By: Andrea Stettner
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Where should the wood ash from your fireplace go? You don't have to throw them away straight away, but you can use them around the house - for example as cleaning products.
When heating with fireplaces again in autumn and winter, a lot of ash is produced. However, this does not have to end up in the trash straight away. The ash from untreated, natural firewood can be used sensibly in the household.
1. Clean cutlery with wood ash
Wood ash can be used in many different ways in the home and garden, for example as fertilizer or cleaning agent. © Winfried Rothermel/Imago
The coarse-grained texture of wood ash makes an excellent natural abrasive. Mix wood ash with water to make a thick paste and use it to remove stubborn dirt from cutlery and pots. The result? Sparklingly clean cutlery without the use of chemical cleaning agents.
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2. Clean the oven door with wood ash
You can also use wood ash to clean the soot-smeared glass pane of your fireplace. Moisten newspaper with water and then dip it in wood ash. Then rub the dirty stove window with it. Then wipe with a dry cloth – done.
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3. Wood ash as an environmentally friendly detergent
Surprisingly, wood ash can also serve as an environmentally friendly laundry detergent. To do this, mix one liter of cold water with eight tablespoons of ash powder. After about six hours, filter out the ash residue and receive an environmentally friendly mild detergent.
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How do I dispose of wood ash?
Unused wood ash is disposed of in the residual waste bin and not in the organic waste bin. It is important to allow the ashes to cool for up to 48 hours before disposal, either in the stove's ash pan or in a metal bucket. This prevents the garbage can from melting due to hot ash or even a smoldering fire from occurring in the garbage can.
Ash should only be disposed of in small quantities on the compost and even then mixed in well. This is because heavy metals concentrate in the ash and therefore end up in the compost, which is why this type of disposal is controversial.
This article was created using machine assistance and was carefully reviewed by editor Andrea Stettner before publication.