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What is incineration?
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- A waste treatment technology that includes the combustion of waste for recovering energy is called incineration.
- Incineration of waste materials converts the waste into ash, gases, and heat.
- Incineration is carried out both on a small scale by individuals, and on a large scale by industries.
- Incineration is often used to produce electricity from waste materials by burning it to produce steam to drive an electric generator.
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