Quoting%20commentary for Moed Katan 35:8

איני והתניא שלשה דברים נאמרו בצפרנים הקוברן צדיק שורפן חסיד זורקן רשע טעמא מאי שמא תעבור עליהן אשה עוברה ותפיל

as surely it is taught.' Three things were said in reference to nails: One who buries them is righteous;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By justly removing a stumbling block, a believed cause for injury,');">⁹</span> one who burns them is pious<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By going to greater trouble in disposing of the injurious matter effectively, beyond recovery. Cf. B. K. 30a; 50b.');">¹⁰</span>

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