Dumpster burning will always be there. It was there during 2017 (less in numbers), it was there in 2018 (higher in number) and it will remain as a constant truth in 2019 and the years to come as well. This is due to the mindset of the people who are just investing in bitcoin to get profit. While speculators and investors are an integral part of the crypto ecosystem because they are the volume churners, we also need a class of people who wish to spend bitcoins in their daily life.
I am sure we have a lot of like minded people in this community who are willing to spend bitcoins for their daily purchases, but due to the legal blockades in their respective country, they are not able to do so. So if you think that there will be no dumpster burning in 2019, that's not gonna happen! Instead we just need to keep up the ray of hope amidst all these chaos to see a better tomorrow!