Don't burn where we breathe

Brussels has a smoking problem- wood smoke. If you can smell smoke you are breathing in fine particles (PM2.5) that can penetrate deep into your lungs and cause damage to all organs of your body- including your brain.

Si vous avez le choix, n’utilisez pas de chauffage au bois.

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  • Template letter to the commune

    Here is an abridged version of the email I have sent to Watermael-Boitsfort commune. Feel free to use it as a template for your own message to your commune. I’ve included the English version followed by the French version. If anyone can help me to improve the French translation please email me: dontburnwherewebreathe@gmail.com Dear XXX…

  • Letter to Bruxelles Environnement

    In researching the information for this site I’ve gotten a bit riled up about the lack of information on the harms of wood-fire burning on the Bruxelles Envrionnement website, and so I’ve written to them. If you’d like to use this as a template for your own letter to them, please do! And if you…