Burning Yard Waste Safely

Limit burning yard waste to windless days or as near windless as possible.

Burning yard waste safely.

The following items burn easily and do so without producing dangerous smoke. Check with the fire department responsible for your area before you burn. Backyard brush burning results in significant negative environmental consequences and potential fines if fires get out of hand. Burning yard waste such as leaves grass and twigs is a bad idea for many reasons as the smoke poses a threat to human health and the environment and often results in dangerous wildfires.

Plan to burn fallen leaves on a. Cardboard that has been coated with wax generally cannot be recycled. There are some items of trash that you can burn without exposing yourself or your environment to toxic smoke. Most cities restrict burning yard waste to your own private property so forget about setting the stuff aflame in a woodland field or other public space.

We ve also found that having a burn barrel is a much cleaner burn because the fire gets extremely hot and you barely have any smoke coming off it. Most feed and seed stores will carry burn barrels. Burn untreated paper and yard trimmings safely. Burning yard waste including limbs leaves brush and grass clippings should be a last resort for disposing of organic material.

Let s explore these implications and alternatives to burning yard waste. Laws permit requirements burn bans and other regulations vary at the state and even city level.