Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:41:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/authorities-powerless-block-villagers-burning-plastics-waste-home-furnaces-8577778© 2026 Radio Prague International Burning waste including plastics in one’s stove or wood/coal furnace is not uncommon in Czech villages, despite damages to air quality and obvious health risks. According to sources such as the daily Právo, burning inappropriate materials is practiced by thousands around the country, without fear of repercussion. The reason? Current legislation does not allow the authorities to intervene in the case of private homes: that is something they can only do in the case of small businesses. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/plastove_lahve1.jpg?timestamp=1591465228 https://english.radio.cz/authorities-powerless-block-villagers-burning-plastics-waste-home-furnaces-8577778 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9