Neighbor burning garbage

[civicminded0400]

Any people here have neighbors that burn garbage? Any ideas on how to stop them? It is nasty and it is annoying, we have to keep the windows closed when they burn.

 

[ToadHill]

In my area everyone burns garbage, anything that will burn gets set into the burn barrel and gets lit about once a week.

 

[Duffster]

In my area everyone burns garbage, anything that will burn gets set into the burn barrel and gets lit about once a week.

Same here

How close are these neighbors?

 

[EddieWalker]

I burn my garbage all the time. It's one of the things that makes in nice living out in the country. Burn what I can and take about a load a year to the dumps. I thought everyone did the same?

Eddie

 

[Willl]

I thought everyone did the same?

I'm thinking it's a good thing everybody don't.

You don't see anything wrong with burning garbage ?, Really ?

 

[Duffster]

I'm thinking it's a good thing everybody don't.

You don't see anything wrong with burning garbage ?, Really ?

You don't see a problem with throwing it in a hole in the ground?

 

[2manyrocks]

In Tenn., open burning may be regulated. At least, there are some restrictions on when and where and what can be burned. http://www.epa.gov/region04/air/sips/tn/CHAPT-04.pdf

 

[JohnDeere4300]

I'm glad i don't have neighbors....and have to smell their garbage.

I burn all my paper, and the county has a place 5 miles from my house where i can take my other garbage (in bags) and dump it for free.... and they have trucks that haul it to other counties.

I also burn a lot of brush piles.....but i like the smell of wood


If your neighbors are burning plastic, tires or any other bad toxic smoke.... then i would move...or call the "EPA"

Oh, Welcome to TBN!


Where do these threads come from.....I know this one won't last long.

 

[schmism]

we burn ours.... if it burns it goes in the burn barrel.

but i do keep in mind wind direction and contents. I burn in an "open" barrel i make out of small hole fence. I try to light with paper and cardboard/paperboards and when that stuff is going really well dump on the plastic stuff. burns hot and quick. I rarely have the smoldering plastic smell that is all to common with the neighbors who burn in enclosed-dont-get-enough-air 55gal drums.

 

[woodchuckie]

When my paper waste exceeds my garbage capacity for the week like when my wife gets lots of packages from e-bay or when we catch up on cleaning out storage rooms I will take the pure paper and burn it on a rainy day.(had trouble with a fire once) When I drive through an area where someone burns all their garbage all I can say is I'm glad it don't live around there and smell it. It seems to smolder all day.