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Burned in Squamish

CO charges a resident who burned a couch
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A Squamish resident was charged by the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service on Saturday for burning prohibited material.

"There is better and lawful way[s] to dispose of a couch than sending toxic smoke in the air," the service said in a tweet on Monday.

The province has a list of things that cannot be burned as they release dangerous toxins into the air:

 

    *Construction waste

    *Domestic waste

    *Fuel and lubricant containers

    *Furniture and appliances

    *Hazardous waste

    *Paint and varnish

    *Plastics

    *Treated or painted wood products

 

 

For more on what can't be burned and how to burn things legally, go here.