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incineration

NOUN
cremation
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The original language of the law forbids any form of recycling that includes combustion, incineration or most kinds of energy generation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2025

The plans have had a cautious welcome from industry, while some campaigners who support the change say it could lead to the end of new incineration developments.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

This bill would count pyrolysis as manufacturing, not incineration.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

When ProPublica asked which federal air pollution laws would apply if pyrolysis is no longer considered incineration, Albersheim said some facilities would not release enough pollutants to meet certain EPA regulation thresholds.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2024

The metal rims of the wheels had sunk three inches into the melting asphalt, and the truck ticked and popped and smoked, still hot from its incineration.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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