incineration
- a word derived from incinerate.
Example Sentences
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Shlomo Dowen, national coordinator of the UK Without Incineration Network, said he hoped it would be the start of "a comprehensive moratorium on new waste incineration capacity in England".
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
Incineration of the remains would have been the next step.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023
Incineration and "chemical recycling" — which turns plastic back into raw petrochemicals for fuel or new plastic — also release huge amounts of greenhouse gases.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022
Incineration is falling out of favour for heating or electricity generation as coal-fired plants are replaced with gas, which emits less greenhouse gases than waste-to-energy plants.
From Economist • Mar. 1, 2018
Incineration had been imperfect and we had no doubt whatever.
From Here and Hereafter by Pain, Barry
