Incineration

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Incineration: - A treatment technology involving destruction of waste by controlled burning at high temperatures; e.g., burning sludge to remove the water and reduce the remaining residues to a safe, non-burnable ash that can be disposed of safely on land, in some waters, or in underground locations.
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Campaigners hit out at incinerator plans  -  04 Aug 2008
Newham Recorder,The plants, named by the UK Without Incineration Network, could raise London's waste-burning capacity by 1.25 million tonnes a year.

Wave of waste incinerators in pipeline throughout country  -  04 Aug 2008
Irish Independent,Despite opposition from Environment Minister John Gormley to incineration, five local authorities in the south-east will ask companies to submit expressions

No New Coal March - Rochester  -  04 Aug 2008
Indymedia UK,A second 'Stop Incineration' Climate Camp Caravan arrived having spent a week campaigning en route from Brighton. A dozen or so speakers,

The Waste-Pickers of Delhi  -  04 Aug 2008
Mother Jones,A white paper produced by India's Ministry of Environment and Forests in 1997 concluded that incineration in the Delhi region was "not feasible" and that

CECO buys Flextor, AVC Specialists  -  04 Aug 2008
Bizjournals.com,Flextor manufactures customized dampers and expansion joints, serving the power, natural gas, cement, smelting and incineration industries, among others,

Collection day brings toxic trash parade  -  04 Aug 2008
Roanoke Times,Household cleaners and pesticides will be sent out of state for incineration, or to be used as supplemental fuel for incinerators.

TurboSonic Awarded US$4.3M Contract By Major Biofuels Producer  -  04 Aug 2008
Pollution Online (press release),Pulp & Paper, Waste Incineration, and Wood Products industries meet the strictest emissions regulations, improve performance and reduce operating costs.

Massive plant to burn home waste on the cards  -  04 Aug 2008
Worcester News,By Jack Blanchard Â» THE construction of a massive incineration plant to burn Worcestershireâ€™s household waste is now â€œa distinct possibility â€œ according to

Protocol to help recovered fuel oils avoid waste incineration controls  -  Jul 30, 2008
New Energy Focus,In particular, the new protocol would mean recovered fuel oils no longer have to comply with the tough emissions controls set by the Waste Incineration

Beijing's First Garbage Incineration Power Plant Put Into Trial ...  -  Jul 30, 2008
China CSR,Gaoan Tun garbage incineration plant, the first garbage incineration power plant in Beijing, was put into trial operation on July 28.

Niagara and Hamilton drop incineration plans  -  Jul 29, 2008
Solid Waste & Recycling,In 2005, the municipalities' consultants said thermal treatment, which includes incineration, is the "preferred alternative." "What we're ending is the

Recycling plants backed - but...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Gulf Daily News,It was approved after the Cabinet instructed the ministry to conduct a survey on the incineration project. However, environmentalists say they are

Incinerator targeted in climate change protest  -  Aug 1, 2008
Kent News,He said: "Health concerns with incineration remain unanswered and the precautionary principle should be adopted. â€œIncineration is being used as an easy fix

Letter reflects congressional concern about PCB incineration in ...  -  Jul 22, 2008
Beaumont Enterprise,By COLIN GUY Congress - never known for speed - could slam the brakes on Veolia Environmental Services' plan to import PCBs for incineration at its Port

A Lough Neagh Monster?  -  Aug 1, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,It would involve creating an incineration plant for chicken bedding material and manure, with electricity being generated from the process.

Niagara and Hamilton put incineration  -  Jul 20, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,In 2005, the municipalities' consultants said thermal treatment, which includes incineration, was the preferred alternative. "What we're ending is the

Waste-to-energy plant faces protest  -  Jul 22, 2008
Times of India,The incineration plants that will convert Delhi's waste to energy, are also being opposed on grounds that incineration is a highly-polluting method and

German Waste Disposal Industry Faces Crisis  -  Jul 22, 2008
Deutsche Welle,Since legislation went into force in 2005 banning untreated household garbage from landfills, incineration plants have been built all over the country.

Long wait for waste solution should be over in new year  -  Aug 1, 2008
Guernsey Press and Star,...but deputies yesterday approved Public Servicesâ€™ waste report, which shortlists seven companies offering a range of solutions â€“ including incineration.

Red tape holds up German incineration of Naples garbage  -  Jul 17, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),Bonn, Germany - Tens of thousands of tons of Neapolitan garbage are rotting in Italy because of bureaucratic delays in Germany, but an official insisted on

Map launched of all planned UK incinerators  -  Jul 22, 2008
letsrecycle.com,A map detailing the locations of all existing and proposed incineration plants in the UK has been published by an incinerator opposition group in a bid to

Pigs in Japan Raised on Recycled Food  -  Jul 29, 2008
SustainableBusiness.com,Costs for recycling waste foods are twice as high as those for incineration; however, efficient collection has decreased the costs to comparable levels as

Green city to become 'dustbin of the region'  -  Jul 28, 2008
The Star,The campaign group South Yorkshire Against Incineration claim the council is worthy of the award as it's currently considering allowing extra household

In Korea's `crying' cave, 100s died in US attack  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Associated Press..."The US military hardly took into consideration a risk that its massive bombing and incineration operations could take heavy tolls on civilians," the

Incinerators aren't so bad, says council chief  -  Jul 24, 2008
Shields Gazette,This means sending much less rubbish to landfill sites, and finding other ways to dispose of it, with incineration just one of several options.

Talking rubbish  -  Jul 28, 2008
M&A deals,By Andrew MacLeod on July 28 2008 As landfill falls out of fashion, and even outside of EU law, incineration will be one of the alternative technologies

Pellets spark new incinerator row  -  Jul 26, 2008
Irish Independent,The company is currently fighting local opposition to plans to build a bio-mass facility generating power from incineration. Shane McEntee, the local Fine

Let's not build an incinerator  -  Jul 31, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,They are known causes of birth defects, leukemia, cancers and heart disease and cannot be destroyed by further incineration. 1) Amounts leaving by the

UK biomass industry under fire from green groups  -  Jul 28, 2008
Business Green,..."Every few years the government puts forward a renewables strategy including incineration only for groups like Friends of the Earth to campaign against it,"

Police evidence rooms caches of strange stuff  -  Jul 27, 2008
Daytona Beach News-Journal,Incineration has become Ponce Inlet's disposal method of choice. Twice a year, everything from purses to ratty tennis shoes goes up in smoke.

CS Conservat P (00351) to issue new shr, CBs for $400M  -  Jul 6, 2008
è?¯å¯Œè²¡ç¶“,Approximately $200 million of the proceeds will be applied towards the development of phase II of the MSW (municipal solid waste) incineration power plant

Zoning decision victory for opponents of Erie tire-burning plant  -  Jul 29, 2008
Brantford Expositor,Tire incineration is a common way of generating power in Europe. The 90- megawatt facility in Erie would be fitted with state-of-the-art equipment to reduce

Region should consider plasma gasification  -  Jul 23, 2008
Newsdurhamregion.com,At each meeting, it was evident the presentations explained the method of incineration only. I would ask: Why are you looking at yesterday's method of

Protests mounted as challenge to Newhaven energy plant is rejected  -  Jul 22, 2008
New Energy Focus,Opponents of large energy-from-waste plants said yesterday that incineration is a "problem for climate change, not a solution", as they launched a fresh bid

Bag policy in works  -  Jul 25, 2008
Orillia Today,Waste reduction â€“ not incineration â€“ is the better way to deal with Orilliaâ€™s garbage, says a committee tasked with studying the politically heated issue.

Scientist says feathers are future of Asia construction  -  Aug 3, 2008
AFP..."Incineration releases greenhouse gases and the feathers take up a lot of space in landfills and take a long time to decay because of the keratin protein

Two teaching hospitals still without incinerator facility  -  Jul 23, 2008
The News - International,Health experts believe that in the absence of incineration facility, recycling of infectious solid hospital waste cannot be ruled out.

ACTIVISTS SQUAT NEWHAVEN INCINERATOR SITE IN PROTEST  -  Jul 22, 2008
Indymedia UK,...'Stop Incineration Now!' protestors demonstrate their fury now that construction on the highly controversial incinerator plant has begun.

State agency ponders mercury removal plans  -  Jul 25, 2008
EastOregonian.info (subscription),Officials from the depot spoke in favor of continuing incineration with sulfur-impregnated carbon filters. Mike Strong, site project manager for the depot,

'Incinerator' site list revised after CIWM advice  -  Jul 24, 2008
MRW,The online map, which was launched this week by campaign group UK Without Incineration Network (UKWIN) (MRW 18 July), had included sites where there was no

Appeals board decision on Nobber incinerator set for early November  -  Jul 19, 2008
Meath Chronicle,Among the objectors to the plan are Deputies Thomas Byrne and Shane McEntee, Louth People Against Incineration, Mullagh Anti-Incineration Group,

Burning questions about health  -  Jul 20, 2008
Twin Cities Planet,They signal heated neighborhood opposition to proposals for incineration to generate steam for Rock-Tennâ€™s paper recycling operations, which lost its former

Speaker's Stand ... More of the same from The Star  -  Jul 14, 2008
Anniston Star (subscription),Such advice serves no one well, as it is a proven fact that incineration is a dirty technology â€” with the Anniston burner emitting toxic chemicals every day

Your letters: July 25, 2008  -  Jul 25, 2008
Ventura County Star,Dioxins are produced mainly by waste incineration. Dioxin levels have declined with improved waste incineration even while PVC production has increased with

Incinerator plans to go ahead in 100 communities  -  Jul 23, 2008
Politics.co.uk,In an effort to galvanise public opinion, the UK Without Incineration Network (UK WIN) has released a map showing where the planned incinerators would be

How to sack someone and stay their friend  -  Jul 9, 2008
Financial Times,Relief at escaping incineration was presumably supposed to blot out the shock of unemployment. KPMG upped the technological ante during a 2001 restructuring

OPINION LINE  -  Jul 27, 2008
The Wichita Eagle,Everything left over from incineration could be used. With all the recent changes in The Eagle, the one by far the most painful to us is the deletion of the

Japan's Zero-Trash Town  -  Jul 14, 2008
Wired News...inconvenient -- non-organics are sorted into no fewer than 34 categories -- the scheme appears to be working, and it's cheaper than incineration.

Protesters in legal challenge to burner  -  Jul 18, 2008
The Argus.co.uk,Incineration wastes valuable resources that could be recycled or composted and contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions.

Nothing resolved by WastePlan process  -  Jul 26, 2008
Welland Tribune,Surely, if a landfill is acceptable, an incineration plant is even less objectionable. A couple of years ago, I rode a train by an incinerator in Dresden,

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