A neighbor unhappy remarked to one of our readers that he has not the right to burn everything and anything at the bottom of his garden. What is it exactly ? What does the law say ?

My husband has removed the wood paneling of several rooms of our house, and has already burned a good part in the bottom of our garden, as it usually does to the grass after the lawn mowing and prunings of hedgerows. A neighbor told us that he had not the right. What do you think ? Irina G., Rueil-Malmaison.

An individual has not the right to burn their household waste in the open air. For household waste, it should be understood that the waste in the so-called green, that is to say, the peelings, the grass after mowing lawns, leaf litter, residues from pruning, hedge trimming, shrubs, etc

A responsibility

He same is of rubble from building site or construction or development works, which includes your old panelling. Your husband is breaking the law and, if it is caught by the police, may be liable to a fine of up to € 450.

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In addition, your neighbors, bothered by the smell or smoke, may result in liability on the basis of nuisance. So you need to go to the collection site.

However, in rural areas lacking specialized company and in which no system of regular collection of these wastes is not foreseen, the mayor may authorize the open burning of green waste. In this case, a prefectorial order available at the town hall specifying the conditions.

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Generally, the fire must be lit between 11 o’clock and 15: 30 from December to February, and 10 hours to 16: 30 p.m. the rest of the year, and can not consume that plant dry. Your panelling, although wood, does not belong to this category. Therefore, you must place them in a dumping ground even if it is far away from your home.