I live in the country and have no restrictions on domestic bonfires.
2007-03-05 08:35:55 · 18 answers · asked by J B 1 in Environment
It's not NICE to bait environmentalists!
Burning plastics in volume will not endear you to your neighbors.
Have you considered reuse, especially with milk jugs? There MUST be a Grade A dairy farm within driving distance of your home. You could cut a deal to pay half the difference between your price and the farmer's price, thus enriching you both (under the table, of course).
You could also return the plastics to the manufacturer (dark of night is best for this). After all, most plastics are molded from pellets purchased from chemical suppliers.
2007-03-05 09:23:08 · answer #1 · answered by Helmut 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for you personally to burn plastics it is a very bad idea!!!!! It will release so many harmful toxic fumes into the air which could be very dmaging to yourself.
If you have a recycling facility nearby it would be best to use that even if you had to drive, that would be better than burning.
Binning hem means taking up landfill which there is not much space left. This means different methods will have to be thought up and our children may have few options!!!
if they were incinerated in a controlled environment, fumes could be safely contained or neutralised and energy can be used as a resource as a result of burning materials.
Although there are no restrictions on bonfires in your areas, if you were found to be burning plastics there certainly would be resrictions!!!!
2007-03-07 21:15:05 · answer #2 · answered by Carrot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whats wrong with recycling them? If you can't don't wan to do this then bin them burning them will simply give off toxic smoke and you will end up with a pile of molten plastic as it will not completely burn away. You may also find that burning them will be illegal due to the toxic smoke even if you can have as many bonfires as you like.
2007-03-05 08:41:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Burning plastic packaging is harmful to the environment due to the gasses given off when plastic burns. Most councils have areas where you can take your plastic containers and bottles where they can be recycled. Binning them is not good because they end up in landfill sites and they do not biodegrade.
2007-03-05 08:48:24 · answer #4 · answered by alec A 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Do you not have a recycling bin for plastics. Some streets in the town I live in do, but my street doesnt, and there is no public recycling bins nearby for plastic, although there is for paper and glass, so I have to bin my plastic, which is a pity.
2007-03-05 08:40:06 · answer #5 · answered by norma d 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Recycle them. Also try to reduce the amount of plastic you use in the first place. Can what you buy in plastic be bought in some other more recyclable packaging? Remember Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
2007-03-05 18:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by NEIL B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
RECYCLE! I live in the UK and we recycle plastic milk cartons. We either put them into the collected recycling or we take them to the dump and put them in the plastics section.
PS - norma b, why dont you just take your plastic to a road where you can recycle them!
2007-03-06 06:46:15 · answer #7 · answered by Fred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T BURN THEM! That releases toxic chemicals into the air and greatly adds to pollution. Either recycle them or bin them.
2007-03-05 08:38:52 · answer #8 · answered by odandme 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Recycle them if you can. I know a lot of places still don't have the facility, it's only just been introduced in my area. I think they are hoping to get it nationwide though so keep binning them until they have it in your area.
2007-03-05 08:44:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
bin them. unless you wanna breath in toxic fumes burning plastic gives off
2007-03-05 08:46:40 · answer #10 · answered by -LaZy-DaWg- 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋