1. Introduction
Background information on the health and environmental hazards of
backyard trash burning and an overview of solution to the problem.
2. Examples of Successful Trash Burning
Reductions Programs
Burn bans and enforcement, education and incentive programs, and
waste management infrastructure development.
3. Current Trash Burning Laws in
the Great Lake States
4. Model Ordinances Regulating Household
Trash Burning
Model legislation for communities to use
5. Educational and Outreach Materials
A selection of resources to distribute or adapt for your community,
along with burn barrel-related graphics for use in designing
educational materials.
6. The Western Lake Superior
Sanitary District Toolkit
A resource on the health, safety, and environmental concerns of
trash burning and the methods for reduction.
7. Solid Waste Management
Infrastructures and Alternatives
Sample Solid Waste ordinances and Waste Transfer Stations: A Manual
for Decision-Making
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