incineration

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Shlomo Dowen, national coordinator of the UK Without Incineration Network, said he hoped it would be the start of "a comprehensive moratorium on new waste incineration capacity in England".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Incineration of the remains would have been the next step.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Incineration is one way we dispose of hazardous chemicals, but incomplete chemical destruction creates a host of byproducts.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

Incineration is falling out of favour for heating or electricity generation as coal-fired plants are replaced with gas, which emits less greenhouse gases than waste-to-energy plants.

From Economist • Mar. 1, 2018

Incineration is not uncommon in Alaska, and in such cases the ashes are distributed among the winds and waves.

From Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska by Stoddard, Charles Warren