Address:   Home Page
  1. Home >
  2. Environment >
  3. Other - Environment >
  4. Resolved Question
Seeki Seeki
Member since:
February 01, 2007
Total points:
277 (Level 2)

Resolved Question

Show me another »

Does an incinerator have an effect on the environment?

Near where I live there is a landfill site and it is nearly full so they are thinking about starting up a waste management scheme which will include an incinerator. Loads of people are against but mainly because they think it will cause environmental problems. But will it??
  • 2 months ago

Report Abuse

Dana1981, Master of Science by Dana1981, Master of Science
A Top Contributor is someone who is knowledgeable in a particular category.
Member since:
June 13, 2006
Total points:
45916 (Level 7)
Badge Image:
A Top Contributor is someone who is knowledgeable in a particular category.
Contributing In:
Global Warming

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

Yes, incinerators can have pretty major environmental impacts, depending on what they're burning. You have to get special air permits to use them. The major concern from incinerators is air pollution, but you also have to be careful what you do with the ash after you've burned the stuff, because it can contain contaminants too.

Basically incinerators are pretty nasty for the environment. People have a very good reason to be against their use.
  • 2 months ago

Source(s):

environmental scientist
Asker's Rating:
4 out of 5
Asker's Comment:
It helped me a lot and I learned more about the effects of incineators and the effects that they have on the environment and hopefully the States Environment Department will see that having one is a bad idea
DJ Mixerr DJ Mixerr
What? Report Abuse
John P John P
Landfills are worst for the air and ground.

Algae - like a breath mint for smokestacks

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/... Report Abuse
STEVEN F STEVEN F
You DID NOT learn anything from this answer. Even if it were true, it just parroted what the SELF-PROCLAIMED environmentalist have been saying for DECADES. Report Abuse
DenLetzebuerger DenLetze…
One major aspect of the incineration technique is that the filters which are supposed to clean the smoke and hold back most of the poisonous substances can't be cleaned, they have to be burried in landfills. In 90% of the incinerators, those filters are highly radioactive and poisonous. Report Abuse
Joe C Joe C
Read the website <>http://www.answers.com/topic/i... on incinerators. That should give a very good objective description with the pros and cons. Report Abuse

Other Answers (8)

Open Questions in Other - Environment

Resolved Questions in Other - Environment

Your Ad Here