The 1995 Project Censored fourth most censored story, Poisoning Ourselves with Toxic Incinerators, describes the continued use of toxic incinerators despite EPAs knowledge of that they produce deadly dioxin.
Incineration transforms solid waste into ash and air pollution.
Heavy metals, PCB, furans, dioxins, and other toxic chemicals are emitted from the stack resulting in contamination of surrounding soil, air, and water. Recently, the EPA released a preliminary study of dioxin which concluded that dioxin is much more dangerous than previously believed.