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My county has one that does 90% of our garbage, and its not an easy problem. The key part is scrubbing the smoke to get rid of the polutants, and then cleaning
by briffle 2y ago
My county has one that does 90% of our garbage, and its not an easy problem. The key part is scrubbing the smoke to get rid of the polutants, and then cleaning the ash to also get rid of things like mercury.
The only way they can seem to make a buck is to charge high rates to dispose of 'medical waste' that helps with costs.
- aziaziazi 2y agoCurious: why medical wastes? 90% : Sweden or Japan ? https://sensoneo.com/global-waste-index/ https://sensoneo.com/global-waste-index/
- briffle 2y agoMarion County, Oregon.. Medical waste is 'biohazard' waste (think blood, guts, needles, etc) So they can't just throw most of that in a landfill, it has to get burned. They charge a premium partly because they can, and partly because most of that is from outside our county. https://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/ES/disposal/Pages/mcwef.aspx https://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/ES/disposal/Pages/mcwef.aspx