incineration

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A south London incineration company has been granted permission to process tens of thousands of extra tonnes of rubbish each year after the Environment Agency approved a permit variation.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Italy's "Land of Fires", also known as the "Triangle of Death", has served as a dump and illegal incineration site since the late 1980s.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Landfill taxes have made the option progressively more expensive that incineration, where the rubbish is burnt in a furnace to create electricity.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

Cadmium is also released through the burning of fossil fuels and the incineration of municipal waste.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

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