Can I burn my personal documents in one of those outdoor enclosed fire pits?

You can take your personal documents to a commercial shredding company if it takes too long to do it yourself. They shred and handle the recycling too, often for very low fees.

I find that if I sort my mail into a "shred" pile and keep the shredder next to the computer, I've shredded most of the day's junk mail before I've finished checking my e-mail.

I don't see why not; it's vented to the outside air.

Why are ashes a problem? (Sorry; we heated with wood for several years; I do not see the ashes even a large pile of documents would generate as a problem.) Just crumple them up so that there's no way someone could read a ssan off them, and you're okay.

Of course you can. The way I see it, is if you have a controled burn (ie a fire pit) you can burn your documents right along with regular fire wood if you'd like. Being that it is summer and there is no need for a specified burn season to have fires...I say set yourself a small camp fire... throw in your personal documents, and roast a few marshmallows!!

Good luck and Have fun!

It is a very polluting process. Half of the dioxin released in the USA each year results from backyard trash burning. You will also release chlorinated hydrocarbons and aromatics, all of which are carcinogens.

You need to shred your material and place it in a licensed landfill.

Hi, I shouldn't, but I burn mine.Of course I make sure there is no plastics and stuff like that. I live in California, and they don't even like you to burn real wood. I have to be carefull even though it's an indoor fireplace. I don't trust paper shreaders.

there will be a lot of ash in the air but you could probably get away with it.

try the fireplace no ashes will fly out