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What would be a reason the EPA would prefer incineration (burning) to land filling as a means of eliminating waste? A. The ashes created from the incineration are still loaded into landfills. B. Incineration reduces the total volume of waste and produces much needed energy. C. The cost of building a waste incinerator is a huge burden on taxpayers. D. The incinerator eliminates much of the waste which can be reused

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Answer: This chapter provides an overview of waste generation, waste stream composition, and incineration in the context of waste management. Communities are faced with the challenge of developing waste-management approaches from options that include reduction of waste generated, incineration, landfilling, recycling, reuse, 1 and composting

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B. Incineration reduces the total volume of waste and produces much needed energy.

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  • Incineration is a waste treatment plant that is responsible for eliminating the wastes and it involves the combination of all the waste material treatment and the gases a and the heart components are easily then converted to reusable solids and the heat generated is used to powerhouses to make electricity.
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