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During a period of two weeks the light fraction from car scrapping, amounting to 100 tonnes per day, has been co-incinerated on a test basis. Waste Centre Denmark reports that during the test, emissions of Hg, dioxins, PCB and benzo-pyrene were measured. Furthermore, every day a slag sample was taken …

In Sweden, large amounts of household waste have been land-filled and are now waiting for final covering. At the same time, more and more organic waste is incinerated, resulting in growing amounts of fly ash. International Wastenews, Waste Centre Denmark no. 1, 2005 reports that tests have been made with …

Here is an interesting piece from the Malaysian Star Online. Wouldn‘‘t it be great if we could return our waste to the land, rather than turning more space into wasteland? Landfills and incinerators could be phased out, and none too soon. Rapid land development is making space scarce. If you …