Re:Ask HN: Cool stuff that's still completely unregulated?
by TurtlesAllWay on Sunday October 06, 2019 @03:15AM
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Not cool, its still widely permitted to burn stuff in your fireplace or garden in most parts of the world.
Gathering wood in the forest or ordering a truckload of coal or taking your trash to burn for the annoyance of everyone else.
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Re:Ask HN: Cool stuff that's still completely unregulated?
by mindcrime on Sunday October 06, 2019 @05:16AM
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Can't speak to the rest of the world, but in the US, there are plenty of places where burning stuff in your fireplace (or wood burning stove[1]) or in your yard/garden is regulated. Regulations range from what you can burn, to when you can do it, to where you can do it (example: outside fires not permitted within 50 feet of a building, or something along those lines). Sometimes there are outright bans on all outside burning during certain periods of time, when - due to weather conditions - there is a heightened risk of wildfires.
[1]: https://www.epa.gov/burnwise/ordinances-and-regulations-wood...
Re:Ask HN: Cool stuff that's still completely unregulated?
by Rarok on Sunday October 06, 2019 @06:18AM
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In my country there are many restrictions even to do a barbecue in the summer because you could cause a forest fire. That and also you can't do fire in a city because urban fires are even worse that forest ones.
And about gathering wood in the forest, if you aren't the owner of the forest that is stealing.