What are incinerators?
Incinerators are sometimes used to burn waste under carefully controlled conditions. They are an acceptable form of disposal, but they are not a perfect solution either. The ashes must be disposed of either at a landfill, or if they are toxic, at a hazardous waste facility. Burning garbage also produces acid gases, carbon dioxide and toxic chemicals that must be treated with expensive air pollution control equipment to avoid contributing to acid rain, ozone depletion and air pollution. Energy-from-waste facilities are incinerators which burn garbage to create electricity. The electricity is eventually sold to homes and businesses. Burning garbage in incinerators is a common practice throughout the world. Ontario currently has just one energy-from-waste facility.
