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 About 9% of Britain's waste is incinerated. (Source: Waste Watch Waste Line, 1996-1997 data) If you incinerate something, it means you burn it. |
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| Many incinerators have been or will be closed down because they cause too much pollution. New incinerators could be built, but they have to be designed specifically so that they don't cause pollution. They cost a huge amount of money to build. To work efficiently, they need to burn a lot of waste, which could encourage people to be more wasteful. |  |