"Jake" Nospam@invalid wrote in message
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On Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:21:21 +0100, Moonraker
wrote:

On 03/08/2011 12:52, Roger Tonkin wrote:
In , rufus says...

Given concern about pollution, recycling, energy conservation, etc I
wondered how widely local authorities in UK have banned the burning of
garden rubbish? Locally, I have seen tobacco smokers being driven back
into their workplaces by clouds of smoke from garden bonfires!

I once lived in an area (can't remember which), where there was a local
byelaw banning bonfires on Mondays - it was always regarded as wahing
day!


We live in the country opposite a roofing contractor who burns his
waste, as you can imagine the roof lining issues black smoke and smells
awful. Contacted the environmental agencies, all they did was to ensure
that he had a licence for transporting it (income you see). As regards
the rest they said to keep a diary and contact them next time he did it.
As you can guess he only does it on Bank holidays and Sundays, so no
reply from the council!

Is this roofer's property industrial or residential (i.e is he burning
commercial waste in the garden of his home)? Use of private premises
for commercial purposes may breach planning consents.

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 places a duty of care on every
business to make sure that all waste produced is disposed of in a
suitable manner. Burning of waste is not considered as appropriate and
anyone found disposing of waste in breach of their duty of care
responsibilities risks being prosecuted and fined on conviction.

The Clean Air Act 1993 makes it an offence to burn anything on an
industrial or trade premises that gives rise to dark smoke. This would
include plastic, insulating materials (e.g. foam), tyres and
treated/painted wood. Offences made under this legislation incur a
maximum penalty of £20,000 for each offence.

Anyone lighting a fire and allowing it to drift across a highway may
be committing an offence under the Highways (Amendment) Act 1986.
Potential fine for this is £2,000.

Do you have other neighbours who could join in a complaint? It may
also be helpful to take photos of the smoke from the next bonfire. If
you can't contact the Council on bank holidays/Sundays, get the home
number(s) of your local councillor(s) and phone them each and every
time. If National Government agencies are unhelpful, write to your MP.

Cheers
Jake
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Gardening at the dry end (east) of Swansea Bay
in between reading anything by JRR Tolkien.

www.rivendell.org.uk

""Bull"" and ""China Shop"" are not in your vocab are they?

You must live in a field with no neighbours. Lucky you ;-(

Mike


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