Burning trash is harmful to human health. When household garbage containing non-combustibles like plastics is burned on one resident’s private property in Haines, the effect of this air pollution is suffered by neighbors. According to the EPA, “Many dangerous health conditions can be caused by inhaling or ingesting even small amounts of these pollutants. Small children, the elderly, or people with preexisting respiratory conditions can be especially vulnerable to some of these pollutants.”
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