incinerate
Example Sentences
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Globally, it's estimated that 300,000 disposable nappies are sent to landfill or incinerated every minute, leading to environmental issues as many contain plastics and synthetic materials and can take hundreds of years to decompose.
From BBC
The government will invest $3.5 billion in a project to build 34 waste-to-energy sites within two years that would incinerate garbage to produce electricity, he said.
From Barron's
Other residents lost more than just their cars, as their businesses were incinerated down to the cement, including a motorcycle store in the southern La Vena neighborhood.
From Barron's
It is promoting waste-to-energy sites that incinerate garbage and produce electricity, with 34 planned within two years.
From Barron's
Politicians will be tempted to let inflation whittle them down instead, incinerating the value of very long-term bonds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
