incineration

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Shlomo Dowen, national coordinator of the UK Without Incineration Network, said he hoped it would be the start of "a comprehensive moratorium on new waste incineration capacity in England".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

Incineration of the remains would have been the next step.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Incineration is one way we dispose of hazardous chemicals, but incomplete chemical destruction creates a host of byproducts.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023

Incineration is falling out of favour for heating or electricity generation as coal-fired plants are replaced with gas, which emits less greenhouse gases than waste-to-energy plants.

From Economist • Mar. 1, 2018

Incineration has been practiced successfully by a number of towns and cities with populations of from 10,000 to 15,000 and over.

From The House Fly and How to Suppress It U. S. Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 1408 by Bishopp, F. C.