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/• <br />01/24/01 12:33 <br />$9199322900 SOLID WASTE RCY aaa OC ]IMAGER IM003 <br />Don't Get Burned! _< <br />You can be fined up to $10,000 for illegal open burning in N.C. <br />Smoke from open burning can cause serious health problems and pollute <br />the air. That's why the state regulates open burning. Only leaves, <br />branches or other plant growth can be burned. <br />IT'S ILLEGAL TO BURN: <br />,,Garbage, paper and cardboard <br />,,Tires and other rubber products <br />,,Building materials, including lumber <br />,,Wire, plastics and synthetic materials <br />,,Asphalt shingles and heavy oils <br />,,Paints, household and agricultural <br />chemicals <br />Homeowners can burn yard trim- ings - excluding logs and stumps'- if it's <br />allowed under local ordinances, no public pickup is available and it doesn't cause <br />a public. nuisance. Other allowable burning includes campfires, outdoor <br />barbecues and bonfires for festive occasions. Landowners also can open burn <br />vegetation to clear land or rights-of-way, provided that: <br />Prevailing winds are away from built up areas.and roads <br />Fires are at least 1,000 feet away from occupied buildings <br />• Burning is done between S a.m. and 6 p.m. <br />Remember, burn permits issued by the N.C. Division of Forest Resources or any local government do not <br />excuse a person from following these rules, For more information, contact: <br />N.C..Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Air Quality Regional Supervisor <br />Winston-Salem Regional Office Raleigh Regional Office Washington Regional Office <br />585 Waughtown At. 3800 Bane tt Dr. 943 Washington Square Mall <br />Winston-Salem, NO 27107 . Raleigh, NC 27809 Washington. NC 27880 <br />(336) 771-4600 \(919) 579-4700 (252) 946-6481 <br />A8111901e Regional Office <br />Interchange Bldg. <br />59 Woodfin Place <br />Asheville. NO 28801 <br />(928) 251-6208 <br />• <br />M•wn " S dr Jir <br />Mooresville Regional office <br />919 North Main St. <br />Mooresville, NC 28116 <br />(704) 663-1699 <br />e Donotas Regional Office Laaallon <br />NOTE: Not To Scale <br />ww.. <br />Y.GIIO? ?FOnyl• e <br />• ? RRSi ,mw,.n <br />MW wW <br />? PN • wlwn <br />? IWn w <br />-?h ?s ?•nnpen <br />ao c!? amw r... n.^.n <br />nen•wn e?•n? <br />ov~ <br />Fayetteville Regional Office <br />225 Green St. suite 714 ' <br />Peyetteville, NC 28301 <br />wM +vn.., <br />Mc .••uM NW <br />Wilmington Regional office <br />127 Cardinal Dr. Extension <br />Wilmington, NO 28405-3845