Scrap Recycling Forum

Yes many times i have seen people firing plastics .. They must know that burning plastics emit contageous gases that are very harmful for the atmosphere ..

This is a very old question that has not really been answered. Some people think that burning plastics in wood stoves, furnaces, or in open fires is better than burying plastics in land fills. But this practice produces a lot of pollution and health hazards that cannot be ignored.This is because garbage contains so many components that when burned, simply changes chemical form. The resulting pollutants are therefore always unknown. When you burn plastics with paper and other materials, the chemicals on them may be released unto the atmosphere or left on the ground.

Yeah .. thanks for acknowledging the fact that burning plastic and its related material would surely damage the atmosphere in a big way. Its an serious issue which people should realize and stop doing the same in the name of fun or whatever it maybe. Coz what they are doing will not only affect them but the habitat surrounded by it.