Why do stupid people light bonfires during the day?

geordie_joe

mrcol1000 wrote: »

That is what it does say.

No it doesn't, it says that IF you give it to someone else to dispose of, they must have a license. And, as I posted earlier, it also allows you to keep, treat or dispose of it on your own land.

mrcol1000

geordie_joe wrote: »

No it doesn't, it says that IF you give it to someone else to dispose of, they must have a license. And, as I posted earlier, it also allows you to keep, treat or dispose of it on your own land.

Well start burying and burning your domestic waste in your garden instead of putting in your bin and see how long it is before the local council knock on your door.

mrcol1000

Following link to a leaflet may help anyone still unsure over bonfires.

http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/assets/library/documents/Bonfires_leaflet_Oct07.pdf

DCodd

OK bottom line is, if you have a bonfire you should consider the neighbours (unless they do not consider you!) but in most cases of burning garden waste etc, it is more "environmentaly friendly" to burn larger quanties of it. Dumping large quanties from a single garden at the tip increases the chances that a disease could contaminate the green waste recycling and thus condeming the whole pile to landfill or incineration.

adouglasmhor

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Well start burying and burning your domestic waste in your garden instead of putting in your bin and see how long it is before the local council knock on your door.

!!!!!! straight to the extreme because you can't admit you made a mistake

mrcol1000

adouglasmhor wrote: »

!!!!!! straight to the extreme because you can't admit you made a mistake

I didn't make a mistake. I guess its which bit you read and how you interpet it. I am just saying if they are so sure they are right then give it a go and see what happens. Personally I prefer to put all my waste in the bin and the green waste I have a corner of the garden where it all rots down. There isn't really any reason to burn any waste.

geordie_joe

mrcol1000 wrote: »

I didn't make a mistake. I guess its which bit you read and how you interpet it.

And that was your mistake. You are supposed to read all of it, you can readpart of a law and obey the bits you like and ignore the others!

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Personally I prefer to put all my waste in the bin and the green waste I have a corner of the garden where it all rots down.

But you have already stated that it is an offence to do anything other give it to licensed waste carrier

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Environmental Protection Act 1990 makes it an offence to do anything with your waste other than give it to licensed waste carrier

By putting it in a corner of your garden and letting it rot you are committing an offence, according to you!

mrcol1000

geordie_joe wrote: »

By putting it in a corner of your garden and letting it rot you are committing an offence, according to you!

Well as I keep saying the law isn't enforced to the letter because if it was everyone would be in court.

adouglasmhor

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Well as I keep saying the law isn't enforced to the letter because if it was everyone would be in court.

Yes but you are talking absolute tosh

geordie_joe

mrcol1000 wrote: »

Well as I keep saying the law isn't enforced to the letter because if it was everyone would be in court.

No, the law isn't enforced because it clearly says you are excluded from it if you keep, treat or dispose of your waste on your own property.