Proper Disposal of Items

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What is the proper way to dispose of items such as rosaries, crucifixes, and Bibles? I have read in the forums that items such as rosaries and crucifixes should be burned or buried.

Here an apologist says that Bibles can be buried if they have been blessed or placed in the trash if not. A suggestion is to wrap the Bible first if placed in the trash.
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=134205&highlight=dispose+of+Bible

Is not most trash either buried or burned at the landfill anyway so could items such as rosaries and crucifixes be placed in the trash if it is known that they will be buried or burned at the landfill?

Are there any authoritative links for direction about this? Does the Catechism address this topic?

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What is the proper way to dispose of items such as rosaries, crucifixes, and Bibles? I have read in the forums that items such as rosaries and crucifixes should be burned or buried.

Here an apologist says that Bibles can be buried if they have been blessed or placed in the trash if not. A suggestion is to wrap the Bible first if placed in the trash.
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=134205&highlight=dispose+of+Bible

Is not most trash either buried or burned at the landfill anyway so could items such as rosaries and crucifixes be placed in the trash if it is known that they will be buried or burned at the landfill?

Are there any authoritative links for direction about this? Does the Catechism address this topic?

Thank You
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Blessed Items should be disposed of in a respectful manner. I don’t think that putting them in the trash to be hauled off to the landfill, run over by bulldosers, possibly picked up by birds or whatever to be particularly respectful.
My suggestion is that you burn or bury such items yourself and thank God for letting you have them and for the graces you received through them.

Peace
James
 
Coder said:
What is the proper way to dispose of items such as rosaries, crucifixes, and Bibles? I have read in the forums that items such as rosaries and crucifixes should be burned or buried.

Here an apologist says that Bibles can be buried if they have been blessed or placed in the trash if not. A suggestion is to wrap the Bible first if placed in the trash.
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=134205&highlight=dispose+of+Bible

Is not most trash either buried or burned at the landfill anyway so could items such as rosaries and crucifixes be placed in the trash if it is known that they will be buried or burned at the landfill?

Are there any authoritative links for direction about this? Does the Catechism address this topic?

Thank You
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How bad of conditon are the items you are using? If they are still somewhat good, try donating them. There is someone always in need of the Word of God.

-Jeanne
 
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