Incineration is used as a waste treatment and not a disposal method for hazard wastes. There are numerous waste treatment sites in the United States. They burn the waste from septic systems and reuse the waste after its burned as clean water for households.
A landfill can take up to 50 years to break down the waste. A landfill is comprised of all types of garbage and waste. The primary item that is in landfills is actually paper and batteries.
Here are a few of the pros for incineration;
Less need for landfills.
Sale of energy reduces lost.
Some facilities recover and sell metals.
Reduces trash volume
Concentrates hazardous substances into ash for burial or use as a landfill cover.
