incineration

Example Sentences

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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

Furthermore, he added, an incineration ban in effect in Flanders means that incineration plants “cannot accept these goods.”

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2025

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 only area that escaped incineration was the Victor’s Village.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins