In a recent commentary, Mary Urban, WIN Waste Innovation’s senior director of communications and community, states that “waste-to-energy facilities do not adversely impact human health” based on a ...

The question of what to do with Montgomery County's trash is complicated, but when all factors are weighed, writes Lauren ...

The city is struggling with rising energy costs, and it projects a new mass burn combustion facility could add 20 to 30 ...

Koentec is the number one operator in waste incineration and steam production (by single-site capacity) with sizable landfill ...

GAIA launches International Zero Waste Month 2026, urging global investment in proven waste solutions and community-led ...

For years, Maryland climate activists have fought to repeal a law passed in 2011 meant to encourage the construction of new trash incinerators in Frederick County and South Baltimore, which were never ...

Garbage incineration plant. Waste incinerator plant with smoking smokestack. The problem of environmental pollution by factories. Increasing waste incineration capacity in European Union’s countries ...

Hennepin County’s long-range plan to shut down the facility, known as the HERC, isn’t nearly fast enough for some residents.

The incinerators operate at temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Celsius, using a dual-chamber system. “The primary chamber ...

A newly-formed protest group held their first meeting this week in opposition to a planned incinerator plant that will burn ...