Burning Yard Waste Safely

Most feed and seed stores will carry burn barrels.

Burning yard waste safely.

Check with the fire department responsible for your area before you burn. Burning yard waste including limbs leaves brush and grass clippings should be a last resort for disposing of organic material. Limit burning yard waste to windless days or as near windless as possible. 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.

Laws permit requirements burn bans and other regulations vary at the state and even city level. These make it much easier to handle any yard waste. 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. If you have a average yard size with typical yard waste then you can get a burn barrel.

Plan to burn fallen leaves on a. The following items burn easily and do so without producing dangerous 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. If the wind is blowing more than 10 miles per hour hold off.

There are some items of trash that you can burn without exposing yourself or your environment to toxic smoke. Let s explore these implications and alternatives to burning yard waste.