Re:The Engineering of Landfills
by throwaway2037 on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @07:17AM
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Tokyo also has many, many urban incinerators.
Yes they exist and they work. However to build them requires stringent regulations to make them a viable cost solution.
If it is ok to blow out the toxic smoke the high end solution will not be built.
The best thing is still avoiding waste.
> However to build them requires stringent regulations to make them a viable cost solution
In the US, the EPA has had regulations around this since the late 70's; it's a cost of doing business at this point, not a wild new theoretical rule framework.
This is not axiomatic. The gases from the incineration can be put into productive use (cf. Vienna heating and providing hot water off of their incinerator), and the harmful stuff can be filtered (cf. Vienna where the incinerator is in a dense urban area, and an architectural masterpiece).