Re:For First Time Since 1800s, Britain Goes a Day Without Bu...
by Symbiote on Saturday April 22, 2017 @06:37AM
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> burning it is a good way to get rid of rubbish
Burning it is a bad way to get rid of rubbish. Wood chipping or composting would be better.
> You can't just burn domestic rubbish without something like wood to help it burn.
As it says on the page following the one you linked, burning domestic waste is illegal.
Even for carbon-neutral fuel, like rotten wood, you are still contributing to particulate pollution and acid rainfall. Leaving rotting wood in a forest provides an important environment for insects and fungi.
Burning it is a bad way to get rid of rubbish. Wood chipping or composting would be better.
> You can't just burn domestic rubbish without something like wood to help it burn.
As it says on the page following the one you linked, burning domestic waste is illegal.
Even for carbon-neutral fuel, like rotten wood, you are still contributing to particulate pollution and acid rainfall. Leaving rotting wood in a forest provides an important environment for insects and fungi.