A wood stove change-out program is simple, said Peter Parsons, who owns the fireplace and stove store The Tin Man in Corner Brook. People bring in their old stoves to be recycled, buy a new efficient one, and receive a government rebate for doing so. "Older wood stoves, they don't have any systems put in place," he said, adding that particulate matter and emissions can contribute to greenhouse gases. All wood stove manufacturers have to comply with Environmental Protection Agency emission standards, although those standards aren't enforced at the individual level in N.L. "The new stoves now, we have stoves that can burn up to 40 hours on a single load of wood," said Parsons.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2019 09:22 UTC