Burning of brush at five Government of Yukon-run solid waste facilities will begin January 19 and continue through February. Air curtain burning equipment will be used to minimize smoke and dispose of the waste material.
Air curtain burners are designed to burn wood, branches and brush using a high efficiency combustion system specifically designed to minimize smoke and emissions in an environmentally friendly manner. The air curtain burner works by blowing a fast stream of air across the open top of the burn bin and down the opposite side.
This curtain of air moves smoke and unburned particles back towards the fire to burn more thoroughly before entering the atmosphere. Residents can expect some smoke at the facility and should be prepared when they drop off their waste.
Air curtain burning will occur, in order, at Marsh Lake, Mount Lorne, Carcross, Tagish and Deep Creek. The air curtain burner will be at each facility for about a week, which includes the burning of the brush and cooling of the ashes.
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When the air curtain burner is actively burning the brush, the contractor will be on site 24 hours per day feeding brush into the burner until it is gone.
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When the burner is moved to the next solid waste facility, it will be posted on the Community Services Facebook page as well at the respective solid waste site.
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The materials being burned are brush and yard waste and are not appropriate for residential or dry firewood use.
John Tonin
Communications, Community Services
867-334-5816
[email protected]