• 5/13/09
• 6/29/09
• 8/3/09 

Rule Development Documents

• Existing and Proposed Open Burning Rules (R 336.1310 and R 299.4128)
• RFR 2009-020 EQ (Part 3. Particulate Matter)
• RFR 2009-019 EQ (Solid Waste Management) 

Associated Rules, Laws, and Policy

• 2007 Michigan Solid Waste Policy
• Part 55 of Act 451 (Air Pollution Control)
• Part 115   of Act 451 (Solid Waste Management)
• Part 515  of Act 451 (Prevention and Suppression of Forest Fires)
• Section 324.11522   of Act 451- Open Burning of Grass Clippings or Leaves
• Section 324.11549   of Act 451 -Violation as misdemeanor; violation as felony; penalty; separate offenses

Background Documents

• 5-13-09 Open Burning Rule Amendment DEQ Presentation
• Summary of U.S. Trash Burning Regulations
• US EPA Trash Burning Pollutant Information
• MDEQ Burning Household Waste   (brochure)
• US EPA Hidden Hazards of Backyard Burning   (brochure)
• US EPA Evaluation of Emissions from the Open Burning of Household Waste in Barrels
• An Inventory of Sources and Environmental Releases of Dioxin-Like Compounds in the U.S. for the Years 1987, 1995, and 2000

Websites

• DEQ Open Burning Information
• DNR Burn Permit Website
• US EPA Backyard Burning
• Burn Barrel.org
• Learn not to Burn Campaign
  • Examples of Trash Burning Reduction Programs
  • Trash Burning Laws in the Great Lakes States
  • Model Ordinances Regulating Household Trash Burning
  • Education and Outreach Materials
  • The Western Lake Superior Sanitary District Toolkit
  • Solid Waste Management Infrastructures and Alternatives