Vegetable waste; notification of disposal by incineration

Waste from agriculture

Vegetable waste that accumulates on agricultural land may be left to rot as part of the use of such land by leaving it to rot, incorporating it and similar methods, provided that there is no significant odor nuisance to the residents of adjacent residential properties.

Straw waste from agriculture may be incinerated if it cannot be incorporated or if it cannot decompose sufficiently in the soil and this would adversely affect the soil.

Potato haulm and similar herbaceous waste from agriculture as well as woody waste from fruit growing, viticulture and other special crops, in particular hops, may be incinerated if it is generated in connection with normal cultivation.

Waste from commercial horticulture / other gardens

Plant waste from commercial horticulture is treated in the same way as plant waste from agriculture.

Plant waste from other gardens, in particular leaves, grass and moss, may be left to decompose on the land on which it has accumulated, provided that there is no significant odor nuisance to the residents of adjacent residential properties. Parks are equivalent to these gardens.

Plant waste, in particular leaves, grass and moss from other gardens may not be burned within the built-up areas.

Please note the following when burning:

Burning is only permitted outside the built-up areas and only on working days (Monday to Saturday) from 08:00 to 18:00 all year round. The burning of plant waste generated by forestry operations may begin as early as 06.00 a.m. if no nuisance is to be expected due to smoke development in the area of inhabited properties.

Hazards, disadvantages or considerable nuisance due to smoke development and the spreading of the fire beyond the burning area must be prevented.
As a rule, the following minimum distances must be maintained for this purpose:

• 300 m to hospitals, children's and old people's homes and similar facilities,
• 300 m from buildings whose walls or roofs are made of flammable building materials or in which highly flammable substances, flammable liquids or flammable gases are produced, stored or processed,
• 100 m to other buildings,
• 100 m to campsites, other recreational facilities and parking lots,
• 100 m to forest edges,
• 75 m to railroad tracks and public roads with the exception of the paths mentioned in letter h),
• 25 m from copses, hedges and other objects at risk of fire,
• 10 m to public field paths, restricted public paths and owner paths as well as private paths used by the public.

Plant waste may only be burnt when dry.

The fire must be constantly supervised by at least two persons over the age of 16 who are equipped with suitable tools and are capable of working and reacting.

No fires may be lit in strong winds; burning fires must be extinguished immediately.

A 3-metre wide cultivation strip must be drawn around the burn area, which must be kept clear of plant waste, and there must be a sufficiently wide protective strip around the burn area.

In order to protect the ground cover and the flora and fauna, it must be ensured that larger areas are not set on fire at the same time and that the fire affects the ground cover as briefly as possible and without severe burning.

The embers must be extinguished when the fire is left, but at the latest by nightfall.

The combustion residues must be worked into the soil as soon as possible.

To protect the ground cover and the flora and fauna, it must be ensured that larger areas are not set on fire at the same time and that the fire affects the ground cover as briefly as possible and without severe burning.

Waste from forestry and alpine pasture management and other waste

Vegetable waste that accumulates during forestry and alpine pasture operations may be left to rot, worked in and similar processes. It may be burned where it has accumulated, provided this is necessary for forestry or alpine farming reasons (especially in the case of pest infestation).

There must be a sufficiently wide protective strip around the fireplace.

Burning is only permitted on working days from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Burning may begin as early as 6:00 a.m. if no nuisance is to be expected from smoke development in the area of inhabited properties.

Burning logging debris during forestry work

The burning of branch material and tops (logging debris) during forestry work, so-called Daxenfeuer, is generally permitted for forest owners or their employees in accordance with Art. 17 para. 4 (1) BayWaldG; however, this should be avoided if there is a risk of forest fires. Daxen fires of this kind should be restricted to justified exceptional cases, such as bark beetle control. Alternatively, it is recommended to chop the material, leave it scattered or bundle it in heaps or piles.

Incineration must be reported to the municipality in good time, but at least seven days before the intended incineration.

• Ordinance on the disposal of plant waste outside approved disposal facilities (Bavarian Plant Waste Ordinance - PflAbfV)

The burning of strawy waste from agriculture and commercial horticulture / other gardens must be reported to the municipality, which will immediately inform the district administrative authority.

The district administrative authority must prohibit burning if the conditions for this are not met.