incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsi-nə-ˌrā-tər 
: one that incinerates
especially
: a furnace or a container for incinerating waste materials
Examples of incinerator in a Sentence
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The landfill is the final stop for industrial waste, incinerator ash, and demolition garbage, where all of that material is mixed into massive, lined cells.
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Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
The steam loops ran on coal until converting into natural gas in the 1970s, and Detroit’s incinerator became its main source by 1986.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
Each year, Baltimore’s incinerator converts about 700,000 tons of residential and commercial trash to power the equivalent of roughly 31,000 homes and offset the equivalent of almost 650,000 barrels of oil or 180,000 tons of coal.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
Her group has worked to block a coal ash landfill, a liquid fertilizer plant, a hazardous waste incinerator, a private prison, and perhaps most prominently, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2024
Leaking batteries can also pose risks to workers at landfills, incinerators, and transfer stations.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2024
The idea that incinerators are a viable solution to handling waste is fundamentally flawed.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
In May, an ABC News investigation using digital tracking devices revealed that plastics bags dropped off at many Walmart and Target stores listed on the directory were instead sent to landfills, incinerators and other waste facilities that play no role in recycling plastic bags or film.
—Evan Simon, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
Pasco County Solid Waste Director Justin Roessler said the area’s incinerator is set to become the first in the nation with a CO2 limit in its operating permit.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
Chloe Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
The steam loops ran on coal until converting into natural gas in the 1970s, and Detroit’s incinerator became its main source by 1986.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 Feb. 2024
Each year, Baltimore’s incinerator converts about 700,000 tons of residential and commercial trash to power the equivalent of roughly 31,000 homes and offset the equivalent of almost 650,000 barrels of oil or 180,000 tons of coal.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2024
Her group has worked to block a coal ash landfill, a liquid fertilizer plant, a hazardous waste incinerator, a private prison, and perhaps most prominently, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2024
Leaking batteries can also pose risks to workers at landfills, incinerators, and transfer stations.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2024
The idea that incinerators are a viable solution to handling waste is fundamentally flawed.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Feb. 2024
In May, an ABC News investigation using digital tracking devices revealed that plastics bags dropped off at many Walmart and Target stores listed on the directory were instead sent to landfills, incinerators and other waste facilities that play no role in recycling plastic bags or film.
—Evan Simon, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2023
Pasco County Solid Waste Director Justin Roessler said the area’s incinerator is set to become the first in the nation with a CO2 limit in its operating permit.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
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incinerator
noun
in·cin·er·a·tor
in-ˈsin-ə-ˌrāt-ər
: a furnace or a container for burning waste materials
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