Hi Lorenzo, on Diesel Duck we carry a small shovel and used it, when their is no possibility to dispose garbage on shore in the proper way. We sort the garbage, metal cans get thrown over board, out in the deep water, with the bottom cut open or holes punched into. Food leftovers go over the side aswell, but not in a anchorage with zillion fellow boaters in it. Burnable goods, like plastic, paper towels, rags, old engine oil, cardboard containers and Tetrapaks container( for milk, wine, juice etc.) we take to shore in the dinghi at remote islands of the San Blas, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Aves, Los Rogues etc. We select a good spot up on the beach, take in consideration where the wind blows from, if any. Aswell the spot shall not put the island on fire, if wind comes up !!!! With the shovel we dig a good hole. While I do this in preparing the burning site, Marlene (my wife) combs the beach, collecting zillions of plastic bottles, which the sea has swept on, driftwood, styrofaom bits, you name it, it's there! While I have prepared the burnside like a good old camp fire, I use as fire starter the old engine oil, it does a tremendous job. We guard the fire and keep it feeding with driftwood and a good ratio of plastic bottles. (please make shure of the bottles being open, they can shoot or blow up!! Especially drifted on, old plastic engine oil containers with rest-oil in it). The dinghi bailer with seawater in it, is allways close by to play Fire Department if needed. Later on, after the fire has burned out and is soaked with seawater, I use the shovel to close the hole using plenty of sand. You would not even know, there was garbage burnt, when walking by. regards, Benno + Marlene