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Ban the Burn!

A PROJECT TO FREE COMMUNITIES OF INCINERATION




Here is Essential Action's Activist Kit on Incineration and Waste in English. Some, although not all,of this kit is also available in other languages. The kit comprises a number of one and two-page fact sheets as well as a few articles on various aspects of incineration. All are available in PDF format (requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the documents) so you can download them from the links below and then print them out. When you do print them out, make sure that you check the box labelled "shrink to fit" to ensure that they fit your paper size.


Fact sheets:

Incinerator Alert!
Questions and Answers about Incineration
Municipal Waste Incineration
Hazardous Waste Incinerators
Cement Kilns that Burn Hazardous Waste
What's Wrong with Medical Waste Incinerators?
Plasma Arc Waste Treatment
State of the Art Incinerators: The Problems Won't Go Away
Incineration: A Costly Commitment
What is Dioxin?
Mercury & Health
Pollutants from Incinerators
Alternative Technologies: Medical Waste
Medical Waste: Segregation and Reduction


Articles:

Municipal Waste Incineration: A Poor Solution for the 21st Century by Dr. Paul Connett
Medical Waste Incineration: A Mismatch Between Problem and Solution by Dr. Paul Connett