My neighbour has lit yet another bonfire in his back garden tonight...

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Would it be unreasonable to think that bonfires shouldn’t be allowed at the moment? I work in healthcare and would like to keep the house well ventilated but my neighbours bonfires keep filling my house up with smoke. I can’t seem to smell it but it’s only when it’s started to irritate my lungs that I realise he’s got another fire lit.

Would it be unreasonable to think that garden fires shouldn’t be allowed at the moment?

@frasersmummy I was talking about a PP saying burning waste was an offence. See my previous posts...I was agreeing with you

asthma is worse summer months usually. Add in bonfires and bbqs and yes I can expect people never to light one. Or smoke. My daughter has a shit life made worse by morons thinking they need to incinerate meat outside every evening.

My child has brittle asthma, his favourite dinner is BBQ food,. YABU to think no one can do anything because someone maybe affected by it

What are they burning?? Burning waste is a prosecutable offence.

No it isn't burning toxic waste is however. Its not even illegal to have a bonfire!

The thing is, we’re living in different times now. I don’t think garden bonfires are appropriate or safe at the moment. What’s more important right now? Lung health or tidy gardens? Lung health in my opinion.

So many policies and procedures need to be reviewed right now. All these politicians working from home need to put everything under review.

There is a world of difference between having a bbq and having a bonfire. Bonfires generate a lot of smoke for a long time - no need for a bonfire in a garden with neighbours close by

how much rubbish are generating? just put it your bin....they are still collecting!!!

any idiot burning their rubbish in the , at any time of year, any year.....should be taken out back....and .....well you know.

How nice. I hope he enjoys the toasted marshmallows. Hopefully your curtains aren't too frayed from all the twitching.

Does anyone know how to get a parliamentary petition up and running to get this sorted out for good? I’d love to sign it.

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We've been told that only the black (general waste) bin lorry will be coming round, but they can empty the other bins as well (just that it'll all go into the same lorry). And you can put any garden waste or recycling into the black bin.

Obviously that doesn't solve the problem of bigger branches etc, but I guess you could saw them up and put the bits in over several weeks (or put them in some of the neighbours' bins if they didn't mind.

Didn't London used to have a killer fog problem in 1952? I wish people would learn from the past.