Incineration & Landfills
Waste Facilities Map
Map of existing, proposed, closed and defeated dirty energy and waste facilities in the United States
The Problems with Waste Incineration (a.k.a. “Waste-to-Energy”)
– Energy Justice Network
Florida: Trash Incineration Capital of the U.S.
Energy Justice Network
It’s Not Green: New Trash Incinerators in Palm Beach County are Expensive Major Air Polluters
– Energy Justice Network
A modern new incinerator would be among the largest industrial air polluters in the county.
Incineration vs. Landfilling Report – PDF
Operating Track Record of the “Cleanest and Greenest” Trash Incinerator in the United States
– Energy Justice Network
Documenting 176 incidents at the Palm Beach Renewable Energy Facility 2 trash incinerator in its first decade of operation
Most Responsible Landfill Options for Miami-Dade County
– Energy Justice Network
Evaluating 63 landfills in FL and GA and identifying the best of them
Incineration and Environmental Racism
– Energy Justice Network
Dioxins & Furans: The Most Toxic Chemicals Known to Science
– EJnet.org
Landfill Gas to Energy Facilities Policy – PDF
– Sierra Club
Report on Landfill-Gas-to-Energy
– Sierra Club
Don’t Incinerate, Innovate!
– Sierra Club
Conventional Biomass Incineration: A Dirty Energy Source
– Sierra Club
Zero Waste
Zero Waste Community Planning Toolkit
– Zero Waste USA
Zero Waste Community Planning Toolkit Manual
– Zero Waste USA
Basic Information about Anaerobic Digestion
– U.S. EPA
Managing and Transforming Waste Streams: A Tool for Communities
– U.S. EPA
Eight Steps on the Path to Zero Waste – PDF
– Zero Waste USA
From Burning Trash to Zero Waste
– Sierra Club
Hazardous Waste Management
– Sierra Club
Zero Waste Guidance on Destructive Disposal
– Sierra Club
Berkeley Moves The Ball Forward For Salvage and Reuse
– Northern California Recycling Association
Resource Recovery Parks: A Model for Local Government Recycling and Waste Reduction
– California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Who decides, how and when? County Commissioners on the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) board, Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) for permitting and the state legislature.
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