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The rules about having garden bonfires, burning domestic waste, complaining about a neighbour's bonfire, fines
A community guide to organising bonfires and fireworks.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn waste wood during community events such as Guy Fawkes’ bonfires and Scout and Guide campfires.
In smoke control areas you can only use certain types of fuel or exempt appliances - find out if you live in one and what you can burn
When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
Guy Fawkes’ Night is a calendar highlight. But if you’re going to celebrate it, go to an organised event rather than risk being a “bonfire bandit”.
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
Only clean, non-commercial waste should be burned like paper, untreated wood and cardboard.
You cannot buy or use fireworks if you're under 18, and you must not set off fireworks between 11pm and 7am, except on certain occasions
How councils deal with complaints about smoke from premises that's a statutory nuisance, smoke that's exempt and how smoke can be assessed.
Restrictions on burning crop residues, and the rules you must follow when you burn to protect the environment and avoid causing nuisance.
Get help to classify ceramic articles for import and export.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
Diseases and health problems in sheep and goats, including foot and mouth disease (FMD), scrapie and lead poisoning
A Northumberland man who made his neighbours’ lives a misery during lockdown by storing and burning waste on an illegal waste site has been sentenced.
Following a review and consultation, the government has introduced regulations to extend the scope of the ban on combustible materials used in and on the external walls of buildings over 18 metres in height.
Paper and cardboard production can cause significant pollution. This guide describes industry responsibilities for preventing pollution.
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