incineration
- a word derived from incinerate.
Example Sentences
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Italy's "Land of Fires", also known as the "Triangle of Death", has served as a dump and illegal incineration site since the late 1980s.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Diverting those tonnages from landfill or incineration can "improve our recycling rate as a nation quite significantly", he explained.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Friends of the Earth Scotland has long argued that incineration should not be seen as the solution to dealing with waste and that more investment is needed in waste reduction and recycling.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
Furthermore, he added, an incineration ban in effect in Flanders means that incineration plants “cannot accept these goods.”
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2025
The metal rims of the wheels had sunk three inches into the melting asphalt, and the truck ticked and popped and smoked, still hot from its incineration.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
