Which DNR programs regulate open burning, and for what reasons?
Forestry • Regulates open burning in certain areas of the state where forest fire hazard is high, requiring burning permits in certain areas during some times of the year. Solid Waste • The 1990 Recycling Act prohibits commercial, industrial and municipal facilities from disposing of any yard wastes by either landfilling or burning without energy recovery. It also prohibits the landfilling or burning of many recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard at these same types of facilities. The Waste Management Program allows open burning of small amounts of woody materials only at private residences or at facilities which have received a special [license]. Air Management • Bans all open burning with several specific exceptions. The combination of Air Management’s restrictive rules on open burning (which have been in place since 1970) and the Waste Management Program rules means that open burning of most waste materials isprohibited under state law. And local ordinance can override–an
