re my posting regarding bonfire ash I thought I must point out that I live in the country and conmpost and shred as well as burn. I also make sure everything is dry.
There are often local laws regarding this nuisance in towns but you are in a difficult position with the neighbour situation.
We have just had large wheelies ,fortnightly collection introduced. Everything else has to be taken to a recycling depot thats being built. The result in the country is household rubbish burning and that smell carries a long way.
Collection of garden waste and municipal composting are not in effect here. I cant understand why it is not a government priority.
Thats my rant. Im personally ok but feel for townies with gardens and no transport.

I'm a little surprised that there are still councils that don't provide separate garden waste pickup. One thing's for sure, if they don't now they will very soon! I compost 90% of garden stuff but clumps of root, aggressive weeds, really wiry stuff and branches that I can't shred go in the green wheelie :)

Same problem here - my neighbour has one of those awful patio chimney things which she lights fires in frequently, often letting them continue belching out foul fumes all through the night. Having to keep all the windows shut during hot nights is an absolute pain.

I don't see why councils should provide green waste recycling, except in areas of dense housing with no gardens. All ours goes on our own compost heap, to enrich our own garden, not removed at great cost to some other place. Aggressive weeds - just leave them uprooted in the sun for a few days, then they can be shredded and go in the compost safely dead. And make a log pile somewhere in the bottom of the garden to provide a hidey-hole for hedgehogs, and habitat for interesting fungi (maybe even try to grow your own shiitake and oyster mushrooms).

Resin

My small town garden produces too much stuff for me to easily compost, even with 6 compost bins. I can't manage to compost tough twigs and branches and my privet hedge would easily fill 2 bins from just one cutting. It's easy to kill perennial weeds by drying right now, but less so in Spring and Autumn. I don't have a shredder and would struggle to find room for it.
It irritates me to have to dispose of surpluses in the black wheelie bin but it's the only way I can cope. I can't understand why Leicester CC has not organised green bins which I would happily use (after my own bins were full). I take pineresin's point about transporting green waste from place to place unnecessarily but at the moment, some of mine goes to landfill and I'd rather it didn't.

I would call local council, ask what the byelaws are regarding bonfires and if neighbour is disregarding them, explain that he is also your landlor. The council might be able to send out a letter without mentioning your name.

Whenever we have a BBQ as soon as we have finished eating, I put incense sticks on it so that at least the smoke smells better !

We haven't got a green wheelie bin service, don't have room for a full size shed let alone enough compost bins to cope with the stuff our (small) garden produces so it goes in garbage bags in summer and on bonfire in winter..neither is environmentally friendly I admit.

I balance that though by the fact that we don't have a car (let alone two, like most neighbours) and recycle all our glass, cans, plastic bottles and paper.

Thats the best advice but they probably can't do much. But it wont hurt to ask. It does sound like a health and safety thing.

i AM SURPRISED COUNCILS ARE NOT USING THEIR BY LAWS. WHERE I live the county councils no bonfires until 6pm. I have a very large garden that backs onto the allotments our bon fire smoke looses itself on the allotments. I burn my woody rubbish, and aggressive weeds, in a builders tin burner, it has a lid with a funnel and not too invasive to other gardens. I only use it fortnightly. I also have 2 big compost bins.

Between mowing our lawn, and pruning our trees and hedges, my husband & I produce a lot of garden rubbish throughout the year, and have a good size garden [e.g. 200 feet x 30-40 feet. We only ever light up our bonfire once a year, and that is on bonfire night. All our grass cutting, as well as all recyclable household cuttings are put into our 2 large compose bins, and used to enrich our vegetable/ flower/ herb gardens.

In our minds, there is absolutely no excuse for the excessive burning of rubbish all year around, but especially during the warmer months, when people must have their windows open.

I suffer from a severe breathing disorder, that has been interfering with my heart lately. For someone like me it is worse than being in hell to have to be shut up in my home in 30+ weather, just because some inconsiderate moron chooses to burn their rubbish on the hottest day/ nights of the year!

If more people get together and force their councils to submit bylaws to prohibit the constant burning of rubbish throughout the warmer months, then we could possibly make garden life a more pleasant experience for everyone.

I would be willing to start a campaign in my area, and even try to get local people to sign a petition. If enough people call for a change in bonfire bylaws, then we may be able to make a difference. However, if you would prefer to just complain to the thin air, then the problem will never be resolved, and people like me, with serious health risks, will continue to suffer for it.

As for the person that thinks they are doing us a favour by only burning rubbish every fortnight. If you have a dozen different neighbours burning rubbish every fortnight, but on different days, it is still way too much smoke! If WE can get by with only burning rubbish once a year, then we strongly feel that other's really do NOT need to burn rubbish every fortnight, or even every month!

So why don't you people who like to run out to your garden every time you have something to burn, try thinking of someone else, besides yourself, for a change!