what is the effect of burning trash?

There are many bad effect from burning trash.The smoke from backyard trash fires, even those which are contained in burn barrels, has the potential to have far reaching health consequences for the person doing the burning, and for nearby neighbours. Local wildlife, vegetation, and food gardens may also be negatively impacted by the pollutants from even small backyard trash fires.Today, bleached paper, plastic packaging or plastic products, and printed materials with glues, plastic coatings and coloured inks make up a large portion of society’s waste. When these items are burned in low temperature fires like those that take place in a backyard burn barrel, very high levels of toxic chemicals and fine particulate matter are released with the smoke. Many of these toxins don’t readily break down, leading to accumulation and persistence in the environment.

Khwarudee Boonpan 001 4EN

Most people do not know that burning trash can be a cause of air pollution. Burning any trash, paper, fabric, and plastic are very harmful for the environment because any substance leads to the emission of carbon compounds, nitrogen, and sulfur. If you burn trash, carbon dioxide will increase which is the primary cause of global warming that make the temperature on earth increasing.

Chamaiporn 017 4EN

There are no environmental pros for burning trash
(and adding oil obviously makes it worse!).
Burning trash won't drastically harm the environment
other than decreasing oxygen and adding carbon dioxide
to the environment but recycling it would help the environment.

Benjaporn 027

Burning plastic, rubber or other man-made materials creates dioxin and other dangerous toxics in the air, soil & groundwater. This endangers you, your children, your neighbours, your pets, birds and fish – with tumours, cancer, learning disorders, infertility, immune system problems, asthma, and other diseases. Children, teenagers & pregnant women are at the highest risk. The resulting ash is also toxic and can easily get into the ground and your well water.


Arisa 046 4EN

ฺBurn trash can be a cause of air pollution. Burning any trash, paper, fabrics,
and plastic are very harmful for environment because any substance leads to
emission of carbon compounds, nitrogen, and sulfur. If you burn trash, the
carbon dioxide will be increase which is the primary cause of global warming.
Moreover, the temperature has been increasing in the world.

Kanokwan 006 4EN