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Alternatives to burning agricultural green waste

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Alternatives to burning agricultural green waste

Since November of 2023, farmers must consider alternative sustainable management practices for agricultural green waste. Alternatives In the letter sent to farmers, the Department of Agriculture outlines how the volume of green waste generated on farm can be reduced, the ways in which this waste is generated and alternative uses for the material. The department noted that leaving the “green material” in place and not removing it “may be the best option”. “In the past, this may have been viewed as untidy or unsightly but attitudes and policy are changing regarding biodiversity and habitats,” it said. The department offered the...

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Dry Firewood is the Key to Improving Air Quality

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Dry Firewood is the Key to Improving Air Quality

Well worth a watch here the IRBEA webinar on air quality issues: https://www.irbea.org/addressing-air-quality-concerns-using-dry-wood-fuel/ 13th January 2021 Recent concerns around domestic fireplaces and stoves and their impact on air quality have enhanced calls to ban smoky fuels and promote the use of dry wood fuel. This webinar focuses on presenting the IrBEA proposals to regulate wood fuels as a mechanism to eliminate wet wood from the marketplace to address air quality issues. This webinar gives stakeholders an opportunity to get a better understanding of the link between air quality and moisture content of wood. Air emissions can be dramatically reduced by using...

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Trees down after Storm Ciara

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Trees down after Storm Ciara

Trees down after Storm Ciara? Then see the positive...you've just been handed natural, local and free fuel - just get chopping. We see them everywhere, especially after storms, dead tree branches scattered  along roadsides or lying in green areas, but we don’t seem to notice their value as a fuel. Why not gather these up? Not only will you be tidying up your locality,you’ll be collecting free firewood for the winter ahead.Obviously, if the branches are lying on private property then you need to get permission to gather them. These are going to be particularly plentiful after a storm so...

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