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Newspaper or the like is prepared for burning by folding and rolling operations to provide its complete combustion. The paper is folded such that one edge is placed parallel to and spaced from the opposite edge. The folded paper is then rolled to form a cylindrical fuel element. The cylindrical fuel

Newspaper or the like is prepared for burning by folding and rolling operations to provide its complete combustion. The paper is folded such that one edge is placed parallel to and spaced from the opposite edge. The folded paper is then rolled to form a cylindrical fuel element. The cylindrical fuel element is advantageously placed in a fixture retaining its rolled and folded condition during binding. The fixture includes a first and second end supports forming a rectangular channel receiving the cylindrical fuel element. A connecting member maintains the supports relative to each other. A constricting member is positioned in the channel which reduces the width of the channel to maintain the fuel element in its rolled condition. The fuel elements may be in the form of kindling sticks, or bundles of such sticks, or individual logs.

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A method for preparing a fuel element from a newspaper section formed of one or more newspaper sheets or the like, comprising the steps of: folding said newspaper section with the opposite folded portions flat against and in contact with one another, and only partially overlapping, so that one of th

A method for preparing a fuel element from a newspaper section formed of one or more newspaper sheets or the like, comprising the steps of: folding said newspaper section with the opposite folded portions flat against and in contact with one another, and only partially overlapping, so that one of the edges of said newspaper section is substantially parallel to the opposite edge with each edge spaced from its opposite edge in a direction substantially parallel to or in the plane of said sheets, so that a portion of the folded section has double thickness and another portion has a single thickness; rolling said folded newspaper section into substantially a cylindrical form; and tying said rolled section to prevent said bundle from unrolling, whereby a single combustible fuel element results.