If you’re fed up of feeding all your confidential documents through a shredder, battling with it jamming constantly and later finding that your local council recycling doesn’t accept shredded paper, a small incinerator like the Keto Plastics Mini Garden Incinerator Binoffers an ideal solution. To light your incinerator, remove the lid and put some lightly scrunched paper at the bottom, layering some dry wood on top.

Try to only burn dry materials – wet materials will create a lot of smoke that may disturb your neighbours.Don’t overfill your incinerator – as mentioned, this can cause the fire to spread and can be extremely dangerous

Light the end of a roll of newspaper and insert the paper into one of the air holes at the bottom, being very careful not to burn yourself. Allow it to heat up before adding any waste. Burning Waste Safely Make sure that the incinerator is made from galvanised steel . Although this metal can still show signs of wear over time, it should withstand several hot fires. Handles can help with moving the bin around (once it is cool) and it’s important that the incinerator is positioned on legs to stop it from scorching the ground underneath. For larger garden clear ups, you’ll want an incinerator with a capacity of 60 – 90 L . Larger bins will burn hotter, meaning they get through waste faster. A 90 L incinerator will generally be spacious enough to burn larger organic waste like clippings and branches. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably spent a good few weekends at the dump in your time, disposing of numerous bags of garden waste, so a large incinerator will cut down the number of dump trips you need to book.

Keen composters can also use the ash in their compost bin to help the compost to break down faster. Different Incinerator Designs

Make sure you have your waste prepared in advance so that you can keep adding things to the incinerator as it burns. Don’t touch any parts of the incinerator as it will get very hot. Make sure you only put the lid on once you have filled the incinerator with your waste. Whilst its lightweight design does mean this incinerator shouldn’t be left unattended, it results in a model that is easy to move around the garden and store. The lid clips in place, protecting the fire from the elements, keeping the heat inside even on windy days.Incinerators come in a range of sizes. The smallest designs have just a 10 or 15 L capacity. Meanwhile, incinerators for larger gardens may hold up to 90 L of waste.