Are plastics safe in waste-to-energy incineration?
Yes. Experts agree that properly equipped, operated and maintained facilities can meet the latest U.S. standards for air pollution control, among the toughest standards in the world. Plastics are a safe and valuable feedstock for these facilities. Although some activists have suggested there is a link between certain plastics and increased dioxin emissions from w-t-e facilities, a blue-ribbon panel convened by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1989 found no evidence to support this claim. A 1995 report from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers reached the same conclusion.
