[smudger]

ohlala, don't think burning is strictly permitted?

Where waste is controlled (i.e. it is not to be used as a fertiliser and is discarded), it is subject to regulation under the Environment Protection Act 1990 and Environmental Permitting Regulations 2007. The permitting regime and 'Duty of Care' etc. apply. Exemptions can be made – subject to complying with the requirements of the Environmental Permitting Regulations - and registered with the Environment Agency. In short, you cannot be exempt if there is a risk of pollution or if a nuisance is caused. Contravention of the regulations constitutes a criminal offence and could lead to heavy penalty upon conviction. Pollution of 'Controlled Waters' is regulated under the Water Resources Act 1991.

The open burning of manure as a controlled waste is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and Clean Air Act, 1993. Effluent leaching from large manure piles can have serious pollution implications, also prosecutable under the Environmental Protection Act, 1990, the Groundwater Regulations 1998 and the Water Resources Act 1991.

Would also apply to bedding?

[robert waddell]

i think from the wording of the act  ohlala is within there rights to burn as it is used as a fertilizer
but more than likely there will be a bit of legislation banning it as well

[OhLaLa]

But as said, we don't burn manure. We don't burn bedding either.

   

 

[princesspiggy]

thinking about it, a properly managed muck heap is usually burning hot inside, if not smoking so would that not kill alot of the worm burden?

[OhLaLa]

Yes, a lot of the unwanted things in there are killed by the heat, including any 'weed' seeds. About a year is the minimum time for a good compost. You know it's turning into good stuff when the earthworms move in.

I leave mine for two years, but then we don't have a lot of horses so the muck heap doesn't get large.

[robert waddell]

the recycling guys wet the windrows of compost and turn them continually to generat the heat i used to do the same with the dung middens in the summer but without the water and it created the lovely bouquet