Burning off? Don't toss your old waste onto the fire: EPA

Updated April 15 2021 - 12:45am, first published June 4 2020 - 2:30pm
TOXIC: Tyres should not be thrown into fires. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK
TOXIC: Tyres should not be thrown into fires. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

Tossing waste such as silage wrap, chemical containers and tyres into fires when burning off can produce toxic smoke, the Environment Protection Authority has warned.

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