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- noun Plural form of
incinerator .
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Examples
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IIRC one is far better sending paper to landfill (preferably to be burned in incinerators) than expending the energy and emissions necessary to recycle, but I'd like to know if councils are taking decisions based on the evidence, rather than on the basis that landfill is taxed highly.
Oxford Labour and Greens: muddle-headed or political opportunists? Stephen Tall 2007
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But that's better than the alternative - having this electronic or e-waste end up in landfills or incinerators, which is where an estimated 44\% of it now goes, according to a 2007 survey by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Latest Articles 2009
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Asked about other alternatives such as incinerators, Haider said exorbitant prices meant they were not economically viable.
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Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but some 2000 tons of it enter the environment each year from human-generated sources such as incinerators, chlorine-producing plants and coal-burning power plants.
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Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but some 2000 tons of it enter the environment each year from human-generated sources such as incinerators, chlorine-producing plants and coal-burning power plants.
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"Due to the specific conditions existing in Bangladesh, it is neither easy nor practical to dispose of affected animals using incinerators, which is the safest way to contain the disease.
IRIN 2010
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"Due to the specific conditions existing in Bangladesh, it is neither easy nor practical to dispose of affected animals using incinerators, which is the safest way to contain the disease.
IRIN 2010
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"Due to the specific conditions existing in Bangladesh, it is neither easy nor practical to dispose of affected animals using incinerators, which is the safest way to contain the disease.
Reuters AlertNet - BANGLADESH: Human anthrax cases hit cattle sales, livelihoods 2010
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"Due to the specific conditions existing in Bangladesh, it is neither easy nor practical to dispose of affected animals using incinerators, which is the safest way to contain the disease.
IRIN 2010
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As someone who fought a campaign against one of Scotland's 2 merchant incinerators and who lived as a teenager within a 5 mile radius of the other, and having gleaned a wealth of informationabout the effects of environmental toxins down the years, I may be one of the best placed people to comment on the planning approval for a 300,000 tpa incinerator at Greengairs in North Lanarkshire.
Archive 2009-06-01 Alan Smart 2009
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