Why Is Incineration Bad?

Here’s why:

• Incineration is the most expensive and polluting way to make energy or to manage waste.
• Incineration produces the fewest jobs compared to reuse, recycling and composting the same materials.
  • It is the dirtiest way to manage waste – far more polluting than landfills.
• Incineration is also the dirtiest way to produce energy – far more polluting than coal burning.
  • According to the waste industry itself, incineration has always been more expensive than landfilling.

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