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  2. Incineration - Wikipedia

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    Industrial plants for waste incineration are commonly referred to as waste-to-energy facilities. Incineration and other high-temperature waste treatment systems are described as "thermal treatment". Incineration of waste materials converts the waste into ash, flue gas and heat.

  3. Waste-to-energy - Wikipedia

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    Incineration, the combustion of organic material such as waste with energy recovery, is the most common WtE implementation. All new WtE plants in OECD countries incinerating waste (residual MSW, commercial, industrial or RDF) must meet strict emission standards, including those on nitrogen oxides (NO x), sulphur dioxide (SO 2), heavy metals and dioxins.

  4. Waste-to-energy plant - Wikipedia

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    Waste-to-energy generating capacity in the United States. A waste-to-energy plant is a waste management facility that combusts wastes to produce electricity. This type of power plant is sometimes called a trash-to-energy, municipal waste incineration, energy recovery, or resource recovery plant.

  5. Tougher rules to restrict new waste incinerators - AOL

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    Ministers say fresh rules announced today will limit the development of new waste incinerators, which burn rubbish to make electricity and emit gases that are harmful for the environment. Just ...

  6. Tonnes of toxic waste removed decades after gas leak that ...

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    On Wednesday, around 337 tonnes of toxic waste was taken from the Union Carbide plant to an incinerator facility around 230km (143 miles) away after a court last month set a four-week deadline for ...

  7. Waste treatment technologies - Wikipedia

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    since incineration is design on the basis of a certain calorific value removing paper and plastics for recycling lowers the overall calorific value that may affect the incinerator performance [1] the process still produces a solid waste residue at the end which still requires treatment and management [ 1 ]

  8. Council leader wants incinerator plans paused - AOL

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    Hundreds gather for waste incinerator protest. Carbon target impossible with incinerator - council. Related Links. Legal move to stop incinerator plan begins. Government approves Portland waste ...

  9. Waste management - Wikipedia

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    Incineration and other high-temperature waste treatment systems are sometimes described as "thermal treatment". Incinerators convert waste materials into heat, gas, steam, and ash. Incineration is carried out both on a small scale by individuals and on a large scale by industry. It is used to dispose of solid, liquid, and gaseous waste.