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More proof to dispose of an American flag is to burn them by law, so TGP exaggerated that Buden told them tp burn them. Under emergency orders I would imagine that is the only way to dispose them
How to Properly Dispose of Worn-Out U.S. Flags
JUNE 11, 2020 | BY KATIE LANGE , DOD NEWS
An airman places a folded flag into a fire pit as others nearby salute.
Many Americans proudly fly the U.S. flag at their homes and places of work, but what do you do with it when it's old and ratty and you're ready for a new one? Don't just throw it in the trash like any other old item — that's considered disrespectful.
Just as there's etiquette for displaying Old Glory, there's also etiquette for disposing of flags in a dignified manner.
Flag Retirement Ceremonies
Many state and county government offices and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts have flag disposal boxes outside of their buildings. Police stations also collect them. Once the disposal boxes are full, various organizations such as American Legions, VFWs and the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts collect the flags and hold flag retirement ceremonies.
A large bin sits beside a column in a lobby.
Rules on how to properly fly the flag were established in June 1923, when the National Flag Conference met in Washington. Its members created the Flag Code, which states that "the flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing."
The American Legion passed a resolution about flag retirement ceremonies in 1937, and they've been an important ritual ever since. According to the resolution,"The approved method of disposing of unserviceable flags has long been that they be destroyed by burning."
The U.S. flag is considered such a sacred symbol that burning it in an undignified manner constitutes desecration. That's why the ceremonies are held in a specific manner==