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U.S. Communities Fight to Close Waste Incinerators

December 11, 2018

Via: Waste360

Communities across the U.S. are pushing to close waste incinerators, citing them as a potential threat to public health.

Incinerators, which first emerged in the 1980s, were built to last around 30 years. Now, as many of the 86 waste incinerators across the country are reaching the end of their contracted lifespans.

According to a Pacific Standard report, grassroots organizations in some cities are working together as the Failing Incinerator Project to put pressure on local politicians and facilities that operate incinerators to shut them down.

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