Burning Wastes, Spurring Innovation: A Beginner’s Guide to Incinerator Basics
About Burning Wastes and Incinerators
When we think about waste disposal, it’s common to assume that landfilling, recycling, or composting are the primary solutions. However, with the exponential increase in urban waste, our dependence on landfills has significant environmental, health, and social consequences. To alleviate these problems, burning wastes or incineration is increasingly seen as an attractive solution for efficiently reducing the quantity and improving the quality of residual waste sent to landfills. But before delving deeper into this waste-to-energy practice, it’s crucial to comprehend its basic mechanisms, advantages, and limitations.
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