Advantages and Disadvantages of Waste Incineration | WELS (Waterpedia Environmental Learning Series)

Learn about the Advantages and Disadvantages of Waste Incineration as part of WELS (Waterpedia Environmental Learning Series)

Advantages of incineration:
Produces heat and electricity
Could reduce burning of fossil fuels
Metals can be extracted from the ash
It reduces waste volume

Disadvantages of incineration:
Expensive to build and maintain
Produces harmful pollutants
*Recyclables could end up in the incinerator.

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