![]() This should never happen and people doing so can face unlimited fines from us. These harmful incidents occur when inappropriate wastes are burned in the open air. In addition to this, the residues from burnt waste, the ash and waste which is left behind can pollute surface and groundwater and result in long-term land contamination which can be expensive and difficult to remediate. Hazardous smoke is produced when plastics (including those originating from mixed material packaging), damp proofing, paints, rubbers, sealants, oils, vehicles and tyres are burned. Credit: Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Serviceīurning waste releases harmful gases. Fire crews tackle fire at Sandy Lane in Sudbury, Suffolk. People burn waste to avoid the charges for taking wastes to permitted waste sites for recovery or where this is not possible, disposal. This takes up the valuable time of our Environment Officers, who could be attending to other regulatory duties, instead of responding to unnecessary, environmentally destructive, and dangerous burning incidents that are completely avoidable. Many of these fires are reported to us by the Fire Service following their attendance to the fire site. Today, most of the waste we produce, if it is well segregated at source, can be recycled, or re-used, but despite this, we are still responding to many reports about the burning of waste every year. With a changing and warming climate, how we use the planets natural resources and how we dispose of our waste are of paramount importance to our lives and those of future generations. Now more than ever before, how we treat our environment is incredibly important for our future. By Isabella Burke, Environment Officer, Environment Management Devon & Cornwall
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