Advantages and Disadvantages of Waste Incineration | WELS (Waterpedia Environmental Learning Series)
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Date: 2017-05-05

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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